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020			_a0133521540 (hard cover)
020			_a9780133521542
035			_a(OCoLC)33403242
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dBD-DhEWU _beng
041			_aeng
050	0	0	_aGE105 _b.N42 1996
082	0	4	_a363.7 _2 _bNEE 1996
100	1		_aNebel, Bernard J. _96140
245	1	0	_aEnvironmental science : _bthe way the world works / _cBernard J. Nebel, Richard T. Wright.
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aUpper Saddle River, N.J. : _bPrentice Hall, _cc1996.
300			_axxi, 698 p. : _bill. (some col.), maps ; _c29 cm.
500			_aOnline version: Nebel, Bernard J. Environmental science. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1996 (OCoLC)658927563
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 650-666) and index.
505			_tTOC _aIntroduction: Environmental Science and Sustainability -- Pt. 1. What Ecosytems are and How they work -- Ecosystems: Units of Sustainability -- Ecosystems: How they Work -- Ecosystems In and Out of Balance -- Ecosystems: Adapting to Change or Not -- Pt. 2. Finding a Balance Between Population, Soil, Water, and Agriculture -- The Global Human Population Explosion: Causes and Consequences -- Addressing the Population Problem -- The Production and Distribution of Food -- Soil and the Soil Ecosystem -- Pests and Pest Control -- Water, The Water Cycle, and Water Management -- Pt. 3. Pollution -- Sediments, Nutrients, and Eutrophication -- Sewage Pollution and Rediscovering the Nutrient Cycle -- Pollution from Hazardous Chemicals -- Air Pollution and Its Control -- Major Atmospheric Changes -- Pollution and Public Policy -- Pt. 4. Resources: Biota, Refuse, Energy, and Land -- Willd Species: Biodiversity and Protection -- Ecosystems as Resources -- Converting Trash to Resources -- The Rise (and Fall?)of Fossil Fuels -- Nuclear Power: Promise and Problems -- Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources -- Lifestyle and Sustainability.
520			_aThe theme of this book is sustainability -- what humankind needs to do in order to establish a sustainable future. It is more than just a theme in a textbook, however. Every human being, every institution, every organization can make a difference in this quest for a sustainable future. Welcome to the study of environmental science. As you read this book, we encourage you to embrace the notion that you can make a Read more...
526			_aSociology
590			_aSaifun Momota
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences _vTextbooks. _96141
650		0	_aEcology. _96142
650		0	_a Pollution -- Environmental aspects. _96143
700	1		_aWright, Richard T., _d1933- _96144
856	4	2	_3WorldCat details _uhttp://www.worldcat.org/title/environmental-science-the-way-the-world-works/oclc/33403242&referer=brief_results
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