Main Title |
Earth under siege : from air pollution to global change / |
Author |
Turco, Richard P.,
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
1997 |
OCLC Number |
30516569 |
ISBN |
0195072863; 9780195072860; 0195072871; 9780195072877 |
Subjects |
Air--Pollution ;
Climatic changes ;
Luftverschmutzung ;
Klimaänderung ;
Luftverschmutzung--(DE-588)4074381-0 ;
Umweltveränderung--(DE-588)4304982-5
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EOAM |
TD883.T85 1997 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
08/20/2004 |
ESAM |
TD883.T85 1997 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
12/15/2016 |
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Collation |
xiv, 527 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Air -- Basic physical and chemical principles -- The evolution of earth -- Local and regional pollution issues -- Pollutants -- Smog -- Exposure to pollution -- Indoor air pollution -- Acid rain -- Global-scale pollution issues -- Global biogeochemical cycles -- The climate machine -- Greenhouse warming -- The stratospheric ozone layer -- Global environmental engineering -- Appendix A. Scientific notation, units, and constants -- Appendix B. Demonstrations of common natural phenomena -- Appendix C. Radiation nomenclature. |