UID:
edoccha_9958086588702883
Format:
1 online resource (468 pages)
Edition:
Third edition.
ISBN:
1-84755-223-4
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1-59124-929-5
Content:
As an introductory text aimed at those having little background knowledge of the field and requiring only a modest background in science, Understanding our Environment is unparalleled.This third edition enhances the standing of the title by developing a more international approach. Bridging all the important environmental media such as the atmosphere, fresh waters, oceans and solid earth, it also emphasises the inter-linkages between these media. The major human and environmental impacts of pollution are summarised, and case studies are included as illustrations of the measures needed for cont
Note:
Previous ed.: 1992.
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Introduction / Roy M. Harrison -- The atmosphere / A.G. Clarke and A.S. Tomlin -- Freshwaters / John G. Farmer and Margaret C. Graham -- The oceanic environment / Stephen J. de Mora -- Land contamination and reclamation / B.J. Alloway -- Environmental cycling of pollutants / Roy M. Harrison -- Environmental monitoring strategies / C. Nicholas Hewitt and Robert Allott -- Ecological and health effects of chemical pollution / S. Smith -- Managing environmental quality / Andrew Skinner.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85404-584-8
Language:
English
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