Understanding Environmental Pollution:A Primer
by: Marquita K. Hill (Author) › Visit Amazon’s Marquita K. Hill Page See search results for this author Marquita K. Hill (Author)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (26 Aug. 2004)
Language: English
Print length: 484 pages
ISBN-10: 0521820243
ISBN-13: 9780521820240
Book Description
Understanding Environmental Pollution systematically introduces pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background. The first edition received excellent reviews, and the new edition has been completely refined and updated. The book moves from the definition of pollution and how pollutants behave, to air and water pollution basics, pollution and global change, solid waste, and pollution in the home. It also discusses persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals, and pesticides, and it places greater stress on global pollutants. The relationship between energy generation and use, and pollution is stressed, as well as the importance of going beyond pollution control, to pollution prevention. Impacts on human and environmental health are emphasized throughout. Students are often invited to come to their own conclusions after having been presented with a variety of opinions. This textbook provides the basic concepts of pollution, toxicology and risk assessment for non-science majors as well as environmental science students.
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