02146cam a22003497a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000220008802000180011003500240012804000300015204200140018205000200019608200140021610000200023024500710025025000120032126000340033330000680036750000660043550400510050150509230055265000290147565000260150465000390153070000190156970000250158885600910161385600920170415188116OSt20170128154654.0080221s2008 njuab b 001 0 eng  a 2008297210 a0470119268 (pbk.) a9780470119266 a(OCoLC)ocn190861944 aZQPcZQPdBAKERdCUSdDLC alccopycat00aGE70b.R38 200804a363.72221 aRaven, Peter H.10aEnvironment /cPeter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl. a6th ed. aHoboken, NJ :bWiley,cc2008. a1 v. (various pagings) :bill. (some col.), col. maps ;c28 cm. a"2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket. aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary. 0aEnvironmental education. 0aEnvironmental policy. 0aConservation of natural resources.1 aBerg, Linda R.1 aHassenzahl, David M.423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2008297210-d.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2008297210-t.html