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020			_a9780136045311
050			_aGE105.B74
100			_aWithgott, Jay.
245			_aEssential environment: the science behind the stories. / _cJay Withgott
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew York: _bPearson, _c2009.
300			_axvii,400p.: _bill.; _c25cm.
500			_aIncludes index, appendix and glossary.
505			_aContents: Foundations of environmental science: An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Environmental issues and the search for solutions -- Soil, agriculture and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests and parks: Land use and resource management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology, minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans and coasts: Systems resources and conservation -- Atmospheric science and air pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management -- Epilogue sustainable solutions.
700			_aBrennan, Scott.
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