The science of environmental pollution. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frank R. Spellman.
• Authors: Spellman, Frank R
• Contents: Cover ; Half title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents; Preface ; Prologue: When the Animas River Became a Yellow Boy ; Author ; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1 Pollution: What Is It? ; Introduction: Deep and Gloomy Woods ; Pollution Defined ; Key Terms ; Pollution: Effects Often Easy to See, Feel, Taste, or Smell Preventing Pollution Pollution and Environmental Science/Health ; A Different Approach ; Environmental Pollution and Technology: The Connection ; Environmental Degradation ; The Good Life ; Science and Technology Offer Solutions ; The Bottom Line ; Discussion Questions Energy Flow in the Biosphere Energy Flow in the Ecosystem ; Units of Measurement ; Units of Mass ; Units of Length ; Units of Volume ; Units of Temperature ; Units of Pressure ; Units Often Used in Environmental Pollution Studies ; Liquids ; Gases or Vapors ; The Bottom Line Discussion Questions References and Recommended Reading ; Chapter 3 Global Pollution: The Problem ; Introduction ; Global Interdependence ; Global Pollution Problems: Causal Factors ; Frontier Mentality ; Population Growth ; Development ; Development and Soil Degradation
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.5 S743; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply; Pollution; Environmental sciences; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351849241; 1351849247; 9781315226149; 1315226146; 9781351849258; 1351849255
• Related ISBNs: 1315226146; 1351849255
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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