Environmental science : principles and practices / / Frank R. Spellman, Melissa Stoudt
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2013 |
| New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2013 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (733 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Environmental sciences |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE - Public Policy - Environmental Policy | |
| SCIENCE - Environmental Science | |
| Altri autori: |
StoudtMelissa L
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <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 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> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Environmental science |
| ISBN: | 979-82-16-40774-4 |
| 1-299-28227-X | |
| 0-8108-8611-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910964277303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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