TY - BOOK AU - Enger, Eldon D. AU - Smith, Bradley F. TI - Environmental science: a study of interrelationships SN - 72304952 AV - GE 105 .E54 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - McGraw Hill Education KW - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE N1 - Includes index; Environmental interrelationships -- environmental ethics -- interrelated scientific principles - matter, energy, and environment -- interactions - environment and organisms -- kinds of ecosystems and communities -- population principles -- human population issues -- energy and civilization - patterns of consumption -- energy sources -- nuclear energy - benefits and risks -- human impact on resources and ecosystems -- land-use planning -- soil and its uses -- agricultural methods and pest management -- water management -- risk and cost - elements of decision-making -- air pollution -- solid waste management and disposal -- regulating hazardous materials -- environmental policy and decision-making N2 - This volume is an introductory environmental science text. The approach and the reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading the publisher with too much detail ER -