In Our Backyard: A Guide to Understanding Pollution and Its Effects - Softcover
Most attempts to control pollution have been piecemeal, focusing on one environmental component at a time, such as air or water, and have not addressed the big picture. Such efforts have not fully accounted for the Earth's fundamental interconnectedness and unity; as a result, pollution control has often lagged behind pollution-related problems. This book puts all the pieces together as it explains how pollution affects all components of the environment. Using layperson's language and an easy-to-use question and answer format, it describes: how the components of the environment operate together; major sources of pollution; and what we can do to clean up our surface water, groundwater, and air. Care has been taken to avoid bias and to present only the most sound, objective data available. Nearly 500 questions are formulated and answered, covering topics such as:
* The environmental effects of our dependence on coal, oil, and uranium for energy
* Pesticides--their effects on the environment and human health
* Indoor air pollution and household pollutants, including lead and asbestos
* Waste management, including hazardous, industrial, municipal, medical, and radioactive waste
With environmental concerns becoming more urgent, In Our Backyard is essential reading for public policymakers, environmental activists, journalists, corporate officers, lawyers, engineers, and all other citizens concerned about the health of our planet.
* The environmental effects of our dependence on coal, oil, and uranium for energy
* Pesticides--their effects on the environment and human health
* Indoor air pollution and household pollutants, including lead and asbestos
* Waste management, including hazardous, industrial, municipal, medical, and radioactive waste
With environmental concerns becoming more urgent, In Our Backyard is essential reading for public policymakers, environmental activists, journalists, corporate officers, lawyers, engineers, and all other citizens concerned about the health of our planet.
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About the Author:
TRAVIS WAGNER is an environmental scientist and the author of numerous major reference books and technical articles on hazardous waste, Superfund, toxic substances, and pollution. He received his degree in environmental science from Unity College in Maine. Mr. Wagner also teaches environmental policy at the USDA Graduate School in Washington, D.C., and has lectured extensively in the environmental protection field in the United States and Europe.
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0471285692
- ISBN 13 9780471285694
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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