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The American environment revisited : environmental historical geographies of the United States / / edited by Geoffrey L. Buckley, Yolonda Youngs
| The American environment revisited : environmental historical geographies of the United States / / edited by Geoffrey L. Buckley, Yolonda Youngs |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4422-6997-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. The American Environment Revisited -- Part I. NATURE GONE WILD -- Chapter One. Toward a Historical Geography of Human-Invasive Species Relations: How Kudzu Came to Belong in the American South -- Chapter Two. Unruly Domestic Environments: Do-It-Yourself Pesticides, Gender, and Regulation in Post-World War II Homes -- Chapter Three. From Noble Stag to Suburban Vermin: The Return of Deer to the Northeast United States -- Part II. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Chapter Four. Wild, Unpredictable, and Dangerous: A Historical Geography of Hazards and Risks in US National Parks -- Chapter Five. Migration and Social Justice in Wilderness Creation -- Chapter Six. Racialized Assemblages and State Park Design in the Jim Crow South -- Chapter Seven. Shredding Mountain Lines: GoPro, Mobility, and the Spatial Politics of Outdoor Sports -- Part III. LIVING IN THE CITY -- Chapter Eight. Frederick Law Olmsted's Abandoned San Francisco Park Plan -- Chapter Nine. Inventing Phoenix: Land Use, Politics, and Environmental Justice -- Chapter Ten. Fresh Kills Landfill: Landscape to Wastescape to Ecoscape -- Part IV. TRANSFORMING THE ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter Eleven. Progressive Legacy: Fred Besley and the Rise of Professional Forestry in Maryland -- Chapter Twelve. Gold vs. Grain: Oblique Ecologies of Hydraulic Mining in California -- Chapter Thirteen. Bridging the Florida Keys: Engineering an Environmental Transformation, 1904-1912 -- Chapter Fourteen. Florida's Springs: Growth, Tourism, and Politics -- Part V. EYE ON NATURE -- Chapter Fifteen. Reconsidering the Sublime: Images and Imaginative Geographies in American Environmental History -- Chapter Sixteen. American Environmental Photography -- Chapter Seventeen. Environments of the Imagination -- Afterword -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796988803321 |
| Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The American environment revisited : environmental historical geographies of the United States / / edited by Geoffrey L. Buckley, Yolonda Youngs
| The American environment revisited : environmental historical geographies of the United States / / edited by Geoffrey L. Buckley, Yolonda Youngs |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4422-6997-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. The American Environment Revisited -- Part I. NATURE GONE WILD -- Chapter One. Toward a Historical Geography of Human-Invasive Species Relations: How Kudzu Came to Belong in the American South -- Chapter Two. Unruly Domestic Environments: Do-It-Yourself Pesticides, Gender, and Regulation in Post-World War II Homes -- Chapter Three. From Noble Stag to Suburban Vermin: The Return of Deer to the Northeast United States -- Part II. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Chapter Four. Wild, Unpredictable, and Dangerous: A Historical Geography of Hazards and Risks in US National Parks -- Chapter Five. Migration and Social Justice in Wilderness Creation -- Chapter Six. Racialized Assemblages and State Park Design in the Jim Crow South -- Chapter Seven. Shredding Mountain Lines: GoPro, Mobility, and the Spatial Politics of Outdoor Sports -- Part III. LIVING IN THE CITY -- Chapter Eight. Frederick Law Olmsted's Abandoned San Francisco Park Plan -- Chapter Nine. Inventing Phoenix: Land Use, Politics, and Environmental Justice -- Chapter Ten. Fresh Kills Landfill: Landscape to Wastescape to Ecoscape -- Part IV. TRANSFORMING THE ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter Eleven. Progressive Legacy: Fred Besley and the Rise of Professional Forestry in Maryland -- Chapter Twelve. Gold vs. Grain: Oblique Ecologies of Hydraulic Mining in California -- Chapter Thirteen. Bridging the Florida Keys: Engineering an Environmental Transformation, 1904-1912 -- Chapter Fourteen. Florida's Springs: Growth, Tourism, and Politics -- Part V. EYE ON NATURE -- Chapter Fifteen. Reconsidering the Sublime: Images and Imaginative Geographies in American Environmental History -- Chapter Sixteen. American Environmental Photography -- Chapter Seventeen. Environments of the Imagination -- Afterword -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828159903321 |
| Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
| Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson |
| Autore | Jackson Jeremy B. C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Environmental degradation - United States Environmental disasters - United States Ecology - Economic aspects - United States |
| ISBN | 0-300-23503-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BREAKPOINT -- PART I. Heartland -- One. Corn Off the Cob -- Two. Food versus Fuel -- Three. Where's the Food? -- Four. Don't Drink That! -- PART II. Coast -- Five. Delta Dawn -- Six. Blue Bayou -- Seven. The Fate of a Great City -- PART III. Too Little Water and Too Much -- Eight. Sea Level Rise Is Dangerous -- Nine. Retreat from the Coasts -- Ten. Agriculture in Crisis -- Eleven. Reinventing Agriculture -- Epilogue: America at the Crossroads -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796923003321 |
Jackson Jeremy B. C.
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
| Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson |
| Autore | Jackson Jeremy B. C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Environmental degradation - United States Environmental disasters - United States Ecology - Economic aspects - United States |
| ISBN | 0-300-23503-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BREAKPOINT -- PART I. Heartland -- One. Corn Off the Cob -- Two. Food versus Fuel -- Three. Where's the Food? -- Four. Don't Drink That! -- PART II. Coast -- Five. Delta Dawn -- Six. Blue Bayou -- Seven. The Fate of a Great City -- PART III. Too Little Water and Too Much -- Eight. Sea Level Rise Is Dangerous -- Nine. Retreat from the Coasts -- Ten. Agriculture in Crisis -- Eleven. Reinventing Agriculture -- Epilogue: America at the Crossroads -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824402603321 |
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Jackson Jeremy B. C.
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)
| CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (75 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-56735-X
9786610567355 0-309-66165-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 CLEANER and the Observatory Approach""; ""3 Grand Water Challenges and Research Questions""; ""4 Implementing Environmental Observatories""; ""References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches for Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451892403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)
| CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (75 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences |
| ISBN |
0-309-18087-2
1-280-56735-X 9786610567355 0-309-66165-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 CLEANER and the Observatory Approach""; ""3 Grand Water Challenges and Research Questions""; ""4 Implementing Environmental Observatories""; ""References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches for Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777615503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)
| CLEANER and NSF's environmental observatories [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (75 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences |
| ISBN |
0-309-18087-2
1-280-56735-X 9786610567355 0-309-66165-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 CLEANER and the Observatory Approach""; ""3 Grand Water Challenges and Research Questions""; ""4 Implementing Environmental Observatories""; ""References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches for Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER)"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809028703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The County Diagnostic [[electronic resource] ] : A Regional Environmental Footprint Framework for the USA / / by Bryce Lawrence
| The County Diagnostic [[electronic resource] ] : A Regional Environmental Footprint Framework for the USA / / by Bryce Lawrence |
| Autore | Lawrence Bryce |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Collana | Beiträge zur Landschafts- und Umweltplanung I Contributions to Landscape and Environmental Planning |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Environmental management Regional planning Urban planning Sustainable Development Environmental Management Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
| ISBN | 3-658-28616-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Existing Footprinting Methods and the Need for Regional Ecological Planning in the USA -- The Urban Metabolism and Flows of the Anthroposphere -- The Dissipative Ecological Unit (DEU) as Organizing Principle for Metabolic Analysis of Counties -- Calculations and Data Sources for the County Diagnostic Method -- A Case Study Application of the County Diagnostic to the Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion -- Comparative Vertical Waveform Diagrams for Cases and Interpretation of Case Study Results. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910366650203321 |
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Lawrence Bryce
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| Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical government documents on the environment / / Don Philpott
| Critical government documents on the environment / / Don Philpott |
| Autore | Philpott Don |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Bernan Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Collana | Critical documents series |
| Soggetto topico |
Pollution - United States
Ecology - United States Environmental policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-59888-748-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Critical Government Documents On The Environment ; Contents ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE BIG QUESTION ; A LITTLE BACKGROUND ; KEY MOMENTS ALONG THE ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHWAY ; THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION ; THE ADMINISTRATION; THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; Supporting Land Conservation; Protecting our Oceans; Prioritizing Clean Water; Restoring Treasured Great Ecosystems; Working towards Environmental Justice; THE REPUBLICANS ; Republicans on the Environment; THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT ; THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISTS ; SOURCE MATERIAL; FURTHER READING ; GLOBAL WARMING
OUR CHANGING CLIMATE Observed Change ; Future Climate Change ; Recent US Temperature Trends ; Lengthening Frost-free Season ; US Precipitation Change ; Heavy Downpours Increasing ; Extreme Weather ; Changes in Hurricanes ; Changes in Storms ; Severe Convective Storms ; Winter Storms ; Sea Level Rise ; Melting Ice ; Ocean Acidification ; CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ; Earth's Temperature Is a Balancing Act ; The Greenhouse Effect ; The Role of the Greenhouse Effect in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Greenhouse Effect ; The Main Greenhouse Gases ; Other Greenhouse Gases ; Other Climate Forcers Changes in the Sun's Energy The Role of the Sun's Energy in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Sun's Energy ; Changes in Reflectivity ; The Role of Reflectivity in the Past ; The Recent Role of Reflectivity ; FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE ; Increasing Greenhouse Gas Concentrations ; Factors Affecting Future Changes ; Long-Term Affect of Greenhouse Gases ; Future Temperature Changes ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Precipitation and Storm Events ; Key Global Projections ; Future Ice, Snowpack, and Permafrost ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Sea Level Change Future Ocean Acidification RESPONSE OPTIONS ; SOURCE MATERIAL ; FURTHER READING ; CLEAN AIR ; THE PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT ; Why Should You Be Concerned About Air Pollution? ; Air Pollution and Your Health; Air Pollution and the Environment ; Air Pollution and the Economy; Understanding the Clean Air Act ; Brief History of the Clean Air Act ; Clean Air Act Roles and Responsibilities ; EPA's Role ; State and Local Governments' Role ; Tribal Nations' Role; Key Elements of the Clean Air Act; Cleaning Up Commonly Found Air Pollutants Cars, Trucks, Buses, and ""Nonroad"" Equipment Interstate and International Air Pollution ; Reducing Acid Rain; Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants; Protecting the Stratospheric Ozone Layer ; Permits; Enforcement; Public Participation; How the Clean Air Act Is Working ; SIX COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS; Ozone; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Particulate Matter; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Carbon Monoxide; Nitrogen Oxides; Sulfur Dioxide ; Lead; ACID RAIN; Surface Waters and Aquatic Animals; Lakes and Streams; Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms; Ecosystems; The Role of Nitrogen EPA's Acid Rain Program |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797700803321 |
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Philpott Don
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| Lanham : , : Bernan Press, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical government documents on the environment / / Don Philpott
| Critical government documents on the environment / / Don Philpott |
| Autore | Philpott Don |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Bernan Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700973 |
| Collana | Critical documents series |
| Soggetto topico |
Pollution - United States
Ecology - United States Environmental policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-59888-748-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Critical Government Documents On The Environment ; Contents ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE BIG QUESTION ; A LITTLE BACKGROUND ; KEY MOMENTS ALONG THE ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHWAY ; THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION ; THE ADMINISTRATION; THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; Supporting Land Conservation; Protecting our Oceans; Prioritizing Clean Water; Restoring Treasured Great Ecosystems; Working towards Environmental Justice; THE REPUBLICANS ; Republicans on the Environment; THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT ; THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISTS ; SOURCE MATERIAL; FURTHER READING ; GLOBAL WARMING
OUR CHANGING CLIMATE Observed Change ; Future Climate Change ; Recent US Temperature Trends ; Lengthening Frost-free Season ; US Precipitation Change ; Heavy Downpours Increasing ; Extreme Weather ; Changes in Hurricanes ; Changes in Storms ; Severe Convective Storms ; Winter Storms ; Sea Level Rise ; Melting Ice ; Ocean Acidification ; CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ; Earth's Temperature Is a Balancing Act ; The Greenhouse Effect ; The Role of the Greenhouse Effect in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Greenhouse Effect ; The Main Greenhouse Gases ; Other Greenhouse Gases ; Other Climate Forcers Changes in the Sun's Energy The Role of the Sun's Energy in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Sun's Energy ; Changes in Reflectivity ; The Role of Reflectivity in the Past ; The Recent Role of Reflectivity ; FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE ; Increasing Greenhouse Gas Concentrations ; Factors Affecting Future Changes ; Long-Term Affect of Greenhouse Gases ; Future Temperature Changes ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Precipitation and Storm Events ; Key Global Projections ; Future Ice, Snowpack, and Permafrost ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Sea Level Change Future Ocean Acidification RESPONSE OPTIONS ; SOURCE MATERIAL ; FURTHER READING ; CLEAN AIR ; THE PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT ; Why Should You Be Concerned About Air Pollution? ; Air Pollution and Your Health; Air Pollution and the Environment ; Air Pollution and the Economy; Understanding the Clean Air Act ; Brief History of the Clean Air Act ; Clean Air Act Roles and Responsibilities ; EPA's Role ; State and Local Governments' Role ; Tribal Nations' Role; Key Elements of the Clean Air Act; Cleaning Up Commonly Found Air Pollutants Cars, Trucks, Buses, and ""Nonroad"" Equipment Interstate and International Air Pollution ; Reducing Acid Rain; Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants; Protecting the Stratospheric Ozone Layer ; Permits; Enforcement; Public Participation; How the Clean Air Act Is Working ; SIX COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS; Ozone; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Particulate Matter; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Carbon Monoxide; Nitrogen Oxides; Sulfur Dioxide ; Lead; ACID RAIN; Surface Waters and Aquatic Animals; Lakes and Streams; Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms; Ecosystems; The Role of Nitrogen EPA's Acid Rain Program |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817549303321 |
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Philpott Don
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| Lanham : , : Bernan Press, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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