The third edition of this well-received textbook delivers a concise overview of global and individual environmental pollution for undergraduate courses, presenting students with the tools to assess environmental issues. With more than 30% new material, Hill assesses pollution from an international p
Understanding Environmental Pollution
โ Scribed by Marquita K. Hill
- Publisher
- CUP
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 602
- Edition
- draft, 3ed.
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The third edition of this well-received textbook delivers a concise overview of global and individual environmental pollution for undergraduate courses, presenting students with the tools to assess environmental issues. With more than 30% new material, Hill assesses pollution from an international perspective, including air and water pollution, global warming, energy, solid and hazardous waste, and pollution at home. Both the sources and impacts of pollution are addressed, as well as governmental, corporate, and personal responsibility for pollution, and pollution prevention is emphasized throughout. Non-technical language encourages greater understanding of these often complex issues, and thought-provoking 'Delving Deeper' exercises are included, increasing engagement with the text and enabling students to apply what they have learned. A new chapter on the chemistry basics of pollution links to sections on toxicology and risk assessment, helping students understand concerns over chemicals and their regulation. An essential review of environmental pollution for environmental science students.
โฆ Table of Contents
Understanding Environmental Pollution......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of abbreviations and acronyms......Page 13
1 Understanding pollution......Page 17
2 Reducing risk, reducing pollution......Page 50
3 Chemical toxicity......Page 73
4 Chemical exposures and risk assessment......Page 105
5 Air pollution......Page 133
6 Acid deposition......Page 171
7 Global warming......Page 186
8 Stratospheric ozone depletion......Page 229
9 Water pollution......Page 252
10 Drinking water pollution......Page 302
11 Solid waste......Page 327
12 Hazardous waste......Page 364
13 Energy......Page 390
14 Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic......Page 426
15 Metals......Page 441
16 Pesticides......Page 472
17 Pollution at home......Page 499
18 Zero waste, zero emissions......Page 527
19 Chemistry: some basic concepts......Page 555
Index......Page 578
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