ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

by Enger, Eldon D.; Smith, Bradley F.

• ISBN13: 9780072909081
• ISBN10: 0072909080
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

PART ONE Interrelatedness	2	(32)
Environmental Interrelationships	4	(12)
Environmental Ethics	16	(18)
PART TWO Ecological Principles and Their Application	34	(88)
Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment	36	(11)
Interactions: Environment and Organisms	47	(21)
Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities	68	(23)
Population Principles	91	(14)
Human Population Issues	105	(17)
PART THREE Energy	122	(62)
Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption	124	(16)
Energy Sources	140	(24)
Nuclear Energy: Benefits and Risks	164	(20)
PART FOUR Human Influences on Ecosystems	184	(122)
Human Impact on Resources and Ecosystems	186	(30)
Land-Use Planning	216	(14)
Soil and Its Uses	230	(22)
Agricultural Methods and Pest Management	252	(22)
Water Management	274	(32)
PART FIVE Pollution and Policy	306	(103)
Risk and Cost: Elements of Decision Making	308	(23)
Air Pollution	331	(26)
Solid Waste Management and Disposal	357	(17)
Regulating Hazardous Materials	374	(16)
Environmental Policy and Decision Making	390	(19)
Appendix One: Critical Thinking	409	(1)
Appendix Two: Metric Unit Conversion Tables	410	(2)
Appendix Three: The Periodic Table of the Elements	412	(1)
Appendix Four: What You Can Do to Make the World a Better Place In Which to Live	413	(1)
Appendix Five: How to Write to Your Elected Officials	414	(1)
Glossary	415	(8)
Credits	423	(2)
Index	425