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9780816064373

The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816064373

  • ISBN10:

    0816064377

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-06-01
  • Publisher: FACTS ON FILE INC
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Summary

Praise for the previous edition: "...very useful for undergraduate libraries."--Choice "...essential for most public and science libraries."--Library Journal "...an excellent basic library reference."--Midwest Book Review Thoroughly revised and updated, The Facts On File Dictionary of Environmental Science, Third Edition reflects the great diversity of disciplines that have an impact on this field of study. The more than 5,400 extensively cross-referenced entries--including approximately 450 new to this edition--are drawn from agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, microbiology, soil science, geology, meteorology, toxicology, government, law, and more. This updated volume also contains revised backmatter, including Web resources, as well as new line illustrations. Here is the definitive source to help students, teachers, businesspeople, politicians, science and technical writers, and general readers understand every aspect of this fast-growing and sometimes controversial field. New coverage includes: *New terms from the fields of geographic information systems *Sustainable development *ISO standards *Computer models *Chemicals under recent regulatory scrutiny *Earth science *Natural disasters *Resource conservation.

Author Biography

L. Harold Stevenson is professor of environmental science at McNeese State University.

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Excerpts

Praise for the previous edition:
...very useful for undergraduate libraries.—Choice
...essential for most public and science libraries.—Library Journal
...an excellent basic library reference.—Midwest Book Review
Thoroughly revised and updated, The Facts On File Dictionary of Environmental Science, Third Edition reflects the great diversity of disciplines that have an impact on this field of study. The more than 5,000 extensively cross-referenced entries—including approximately 450 new to this edition—are drawn from agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, microbiology, soil science, geology, meteorology, toxicology, government, law, and more. This updated volume also contains revised backmatter, including Web resources, as well as new line illustrations. Here is the definitive source to help students, teachers, businesspeople, politicians, science and technical writers, and general readers understand every aspect of this fast-growing and sometimes controversial field.
New coverage includes:
Amoeba
Earth Policy Institute
Elton, Charles
Hormone
Malthus, Thomas Robert
Marine Mammal Protection Act
National Center for Environmental Health
Osmotic pressure
Public Health Service
Storm surge
and more.

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