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9780133710229

Our Geologic Environment

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  • ISBN13:

    9780133710229

  • ISBN10:

    013371022X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

This book focuses on the interaction between humans and their physical environment. Presents the environmental problems we face followed by coverage of Earth's raw materials (minerals and rocks). Also contains coverage of soil, water, and air since these are the issues most central to human concerns. For Geology students and enthusiasts and environmentalists.

Table of Contents

1. The Environmental Problems We Face.
2. Minerals and Rocks.
3. Soils—Our Most Important Natural Resource.
4. Soil Problems—Erosion and Pollution.
5. Slope Stability and Landslides.
6. Clean Water.
7. Streams and Floods.
8. Water Quality and Pollution.
9. Solid Waste.
10. Shorelines, Erosion, Wetlands, and Pollution.
11. Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics.
12. Volcanoes and Eruptions.
13. Nonfuel Mineral Resources and the Environment.
14. Energy from Fossil Fuels.
15. Energy from Alternative Sources.
16. Energy from Nuclear Power.
17. Our Air and Its Quality.
Glossary.
Index.

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