| Description |
1 online resource (x, 156 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Sewage collection and treatment; 3. Eutrophication; 4. Pollution from farming; 5. Fish farming; 6. Tip drainage; 7. Mine-water pollution; 8. Acid rain; 9. Air pollution; 10. Global warming; 11. Biological indicators of the quality of the environment; 12. Measuring the quality of the environment; Postscript; Appendix; Useful addresses; Index. |
| Summary |
This book examines a number of important contemporary environmental issues in an informative and easy-to-read style. The topics covered include sewage treatment, eutrophication, air pollution, acid rain, global warming and pollution from farming. A particularly valuable section of the book describes a range of tests that can be carried out on various environmental parameters. The procedures require relatively simple equipment and they have been pre-tested in a school laboratory. Environmental Pollution Studies will be of value to senior school pupils and students at college or university embar. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pollution.
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Pollution. |
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Pollution prevention.
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Pollution prevention. |
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Pollution -- Measurement.
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Pollution -- Measurement. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Best, Gerald A. (Gerald Arthur), 1941- Environmental pollution studies. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999 0853239231 9780853239239 (DLC) 00361034 (OCoLC)42790910 |
| ISBN |
9781781386460 (electronic book) |
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1781386463 (electronic book) |
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9781846313035 (electronic book) |
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1846313031 (electronic book) |
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9780853239239 |
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