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Polluted Earth - The Science of the Earth's Environment (Paperback)
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Polluted Earth - The Science of the Earth's Environment (Paperback)
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A fresh and engaging introduction to the science behind pollution
disasters for science and non-science majors Coming generations
will have to reckon with a growing number of environmental
challenges, whether caused by climate change, population growth or
industrial production. Polluted Earth: The Science of Earth's
Environment combines the best features of a textbook and a popular
science book. It retains the organization needed for a course while
adopting a highly illustrative style that is mirrored in a
multitude of case studies: short, self-contained and
well-illustrated stories of well-known pollution disasters that are
highly engaging for both science and non-science majors, from the
historic Black Sunday dust storm in the midwestern United States to
the more recent Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. From
the very start, it also introduces the concept of environmental
justice that ties pollution to economic and social life, bringing
its subject into the world of the reader in an unprecedented way.
Polluted Earth readers will also find: Well-known case studies
including the Great London smog, the Pacific Gas and Electric case
(made famous by Erin Brockovitch), the Exxon Valdez, and more
Detailed illustrations showing the spatial and temporal relations
of various pollution sources Modern technological solutions already
in use by environmental industries A comprehensive list of
pollutants, their health & environmental impact and their
regulated exposure limits With its fresh and engaging style,
Polluted Earth is an ideal introduction to the concepts, tasks and
challenges of environmental science for undergraduate students of
all disciplines.
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