TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raven,Peter H.
AU  - Berg,Linda R.
AU  - Hassenzahl,David M.
TI  - Environment
SN  - 0470119268 (pbk.)
AV  - GE70 .R38 2008
U1  - 363.7 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Environmental education
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Conservation of natural resources
N1  - "2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introducing 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2008297210-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2008297210-t.html
ER  -