Hill, Marquita K.

Understanding environmental pollution / Marquita K. Hill - Third edition. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2010. - xvi, 585 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliography.

Contents :

Understanding pollution
Reducing risk, reducing pollution
Chemical toxicity
Chemical exposures and risk assessment
Air pollution
Acid deposition
Global climate change
Stratospheric ozone depletion
water pollution
Drinking-water pollution
Solid waste
Hazardous waste
Energy
Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
Metals
Pesticides
Pollution at home
Zero waste, zero emissions
Chemistry: some basic concepts

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