Environmental geology. / Carla W. Montgomery
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston: Higher Education, 2006Edition: 7 edDescription: xix,540 p.: ill.; 24cmISBN: 0072528168Subject(s): Environmental geology -- TextbooksLOC classification: QE38.M66Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY General Stacks | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | QE38.M66 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 4835/12 | |
Books | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY General Stacks | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | QE38.M661 (Browse shelf) | 2 | Available | 4836/12 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Foundations: An Overview of our planetary environment -- Rocks and minerals - a first look -- Internal precesses: Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Surface processes: Streams and flooding -- Coastal zones and processes -- Mass movement -- Geology and climate: Glaciers, deserts, and global climate trends -- Resources: Water as a resource -- Soil as a resource -- Mineral and rock resources -- Energy resources-fossil fuels -- Energy resources - alternative sources -- Waste disposal, pollution, and health: Waste disposal -- Water pollution -- Air pollution -- Other related topics: Environmental law -- Land-use planning and engineering geology -- Appendix A: Geologic time, geologic process rates -- Appendix B: Introduction to topographic and geologic maps -- Appendix C: Mineral and rock identification.
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