Environmental science :

Enger, Eldon D.

Environmental science : a study of interrelationships / Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith. - Fourteenth edition. - New York : McGraw-Hill Education, c2016. - xx, 492 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes appendices, glossary and index.

Contents: Environmental interrelationships. -- Environmental ethics. -- Risk, economics, and environmental concerns. -- Interrelated scientific principles: matter, energy, and environment. -- Interactions: environments and organisms. -- Kinds of ecosystems and communities. -- Populations: characteristics and issues. -- Energy and civilization: patterns of concumption. -- Nonrenewable energy sources. -- Renewable energy sources. -- Biodiversity issues. -- Land-use planning. -- Soil and its uses. -- Agricultural methods and pest management. -- Water management. -- Air quality issues. -- Climate change: a twenty-first century issue. -- Solid waste management and disposal. -- Environmental regulations: hazardous substances and wastes. -- Environmental policy and decision.

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/ c2016.