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100			_aCharles E Kupchella _9147745
245			_aEnvironmental science _b: living within the system of nature
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew Jersey _bPrentice-Hall International _c1993
300			_axxvii,579p. _bPB _c27.5x21cm.
520			_aA sophisticated discussion of basic ecological principles and environmental problems which focuses on teaching students to evaluate issues critically and provides them with the tools and information to do so. qit-Environmental Science-qit features a strong global orientation which examines environmental problems in full, taking into account their economic, social, political, ethical and legal aspects. There is a balanced treatment of controversial topics, and the book has been thoroughly revised throughout to take into account the changing issues - for examples, there is updated analysis of Chernobyl, pesticides and hazardous materials, solid waste and environmental cancer and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Also included is an expanded discussion of low-input, sustainable agriculture and the impact of biotechnology on agriculture.
650			_2Biochemistry _aEcology _9147746
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