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Understanding environmental pollution : a primer / Marquita K. Hill.

By: Hill, Marquita K [author]

Language: English Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 468 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780511840647Subject(s): Pollution | PollutantsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.73 Online resources: Full text available at Cambridge University Press Click here to view

Contents:

1. Understanding pollution 2. Reducing pollution 3. Chemical toxicity 4. Chemical exposures and risk assessment 5. Ambient air pollution 6. Acid deposition 7. Global climate change 8. Stratispheric ozone depletion 9. Water pollution 10. Drinking water 11. Solid waste 12. Hazardous waste 13. Energy 14. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic 15. Metals 16. Pesticides 17. Pollution at home 18. Zero waste, zero emissions Index.

Summary: As an introduction to environmental science and law, this primer looks at a range of global and local pollution themes and issues. The student is encouraged to see the complexity of the subject and how ethically ambiguous it can be.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Understanding pollution
2. Reducing pollution
3. Chemical toxicity
4. Chemical exposures and risk assessment
5. Ambient air pollution
6. Acid deposition
7. Global climate change
8. Stratispheric ozone depletion
9. Water pollution
10. Drinking water
11. Solid waste
12. Hazardous waste
13. Energy
14. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
15. Metals
16. Pesticides
17. Pollution at home
18. Zero waste, zero emissions
Index.

As an introduction to environmental science and law, this primer looks at a range of global and local pollution themes and issues. The student is encouraged to see the complexity of the subject and how ethically ambiguous it can be.

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