Understanding environmental pollution / Marquita K. Hill.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 585 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780521518666
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Formerly CIP. Uk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS: Understanding pollution -- Reducing pollution -- Chemical toxicity -- Chemical exposures and risk assessment -- Ambient air pollution -- Acid deposition -- Global warming -- Stratospheric ozone depletion -- Water pollution -- Drinking water -- Solid waste -- Hazardous waste -- Energy -- Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic -- Metals - - Pesticides -- Pollution at home -- Zero waste, zero emissions -- Chemistry - basic concepts -- Index.
This popular textbook has been updated to deliver an essential overview of global, corporate and individual environmental pollution issues.