Hot Topics : Everyday Environmental Concerns
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Book Description
Acid rain, global warming, ozone holes, and radioactive waves are no longer issues discussed on a purely academic level but very real dangers and threats, many of them actualized in some parts of the world. Our understanding of the environment and its degeneration has undergone a tremendous
change since the sixties when phrases such as "the greenhouse effect" gained currency. Hot Topics addresses the change, explaining in detail environmental terms that are becoming a genuine part of everyday life.
What are the likely impacts of a warmed earth? Why is the ozone hole predominantly at the Antarctic? How is radioactive waste treated and transported? And what are the basic components of a hazard control system? These questions and more are covered in detail in eight decisive and understandable
chapters that integrate case histories and illustrations wherever possible, making this book appropriate for a wide audience. Professionals, graduate students, and researchers will benefit from the its precise examination of major contemporary environmental processes and issues, and general readers
will be fascinated by its direct answers to key questions that will enable a better grasp on our changing world.
Book Info
Acid rain, global warming, the greenhouse effect, ozone holes, CFCs, radioactive wastes, water disinfectants, the Bhopal gas tragedy, carbon monoxide emissions, flash fires...Hot Topics demystifies and explains these terms and many others that are increasingly a tangible part of our everyday lives.
Hot Topics: Everyday Environmental Concerns ,S. A. Abbasi,P. Krishnakumari,F. I. Khan,Oxford University Press, USA,0195645340,Ecology,Effect of human beings on,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Engineering & Technology,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental degradation,Human Ecology,Nature,Science,Science/Mathematics,Waste Biodegradation,Earth Sciences | Ecology,Pollution & threats to the environment,Science / Environmental Science
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