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UNINA9910811215803321 |
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Autore |
Spellman Frank R |
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Titolo |
Environmental science : principles and practices / / Frank R. Spellman, Melissa Stoudt |
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Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-28227-X |
0-8108-8611-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (733 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental sciences |
Science |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Figures; Preface; Part I. THE BASICS; CHAPTER 1. The Environment and Environmental Science; CHAPTER 2. Environmental Science: The Fundamentals; CHAPTER 3. Environmental Chemistry; CHAPTER 4. Environmental Biology; CHAPTER 5. Environmental Toxicology; CHAPTER 6. Environmental Geology and Groundwater Hydrology; CHAPTER 7. Environmental Sampling and Analyses; CHAPTER 8. Technology and Environment; Part II. AIR QUALITY; CHAPTER 9. The Atmosphere: Basic Air Quality; CHAPTER 10. Meteorology; CHAPTER 11. Atmospheric Pollutants; CHAPTER 12. Atmospheric Air Dispersion |
CHAPTER 13. Atmospheric ChangePart III. WATER QUALITY; CHAPTER 14. All about Water: Earth's Blood; CHAPTER 15. Freshwater: Surface and Ground Sources; CHAPTER 16. Water Pollution and Control; Part IV. SOIL QUALITY; CHAPTER 17. Soil Characteristics, Pollution, and Pollution Control; Part V. SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES; CHAPTER 18. Solid/Hazardous Wastes and Control; Glossary; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span><span>The goal of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Environmental Science: Principles and Practices</span><span> provides the scientific principles, concepts, applications, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze |
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environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions, such as renewable energy sources, for resolving and even preventing them.</span></span></span> |
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