"2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
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