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| Humans in the Environment | |
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| Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability | |
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| Human Impacts on the Environment | |
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| Population, Resources, and the Environment | |
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| Environmental Sustainability | |
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| Environmental Science | |
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| Addressing Environmental Problems | |
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| Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics | |
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| A Brief Environmental History of the United States | |
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| U.S. Environmental Legislation | |
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| Economics and the Environment | |
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| Environmental Justice | |
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| Environmental Ethics, Values, and Worldviews | |
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| The World We Live in | |
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| Ecosystems and Energy | |
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| What Is Ecology? | |
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| The Energy of Life | |
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| The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems | |
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| Ecosystems and Living Organisms | |
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| Evolution: How Populations Change over Time | |
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| Biological Communities | |
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| Species Richness in a Community | |
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| Community Development | |
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| Ecosystems and the Physical Environment | |
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| The Cycling of Materials Within Ecosystems | |
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| Solar Radiation | |
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| The Atmosphere | |
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| The Global Ocean | |
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| Weather and Climate | |
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| Internal Planetary Processes | |
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| Major Ecosystems of the World | |
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| Earth's Major Biomes | |
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| Aquatic Ecosystems | |
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| Human Health and Environmental Toxicology | |
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| Human Health | |
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| Environmental Pollution and Diseases | |
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| Determining Health Effects of Environmental Pollution | |
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| Ecotoxicology: Toxicant Effects on Communities and Ecosystems | |
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| Decision Making and Uncertainty: Assessment of Risks | |
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| A Crowded World | |
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| Population Change | |
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| Principles of Population Ecology | |
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| Factors That Affect Population Size | |
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| Reproductive Strategies | |
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| Metapopulations | |
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| The Human Population | |
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| Demographics of Countries | |
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| Demographics of the United States | |
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| Addressing Population Issues | |
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| Population and Quality of Life | |
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| Reducing the Total Fertility Rate | |
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| Government Policies and Fertility | |
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| Achieving Population Stabilization | |
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| The Urban Environment | |
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| Population and Urbanization | |
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| The City as an Ecosystem | |
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| Urban Land Use Planning | |
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| Making Cities More Sustainable | |
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| The Search For Energy | |
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| Fossil Fuels | |
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| Energy Sources, Consumption, and Policy | |
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| Fossil Fuels | |
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| Coal | |
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| Oil and Natural Gas | |
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| Synfuels and Other Potential Fossil-Fuel Resources | |
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| Nuclear Energy | |
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| Introduction to Nuclear Processes | |
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| Nuclear Fission | |
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| Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy | |
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| Safety Issues in Nuclear Energy | |
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| Radioactive Wastes | |
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| The Future of Nuclear Power | |
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| Renewable Energy and Conservation | |
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| Direct Solar Energy | |
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| Indirect Solar Energy | |
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| Other Renewable Energy Sources | |
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| High- and Low-Technology Energy Solutions | |
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| Our Precious Resources | |
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| Water: A Limited Resource | |
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| The Importance of Water | |
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| Water Use and Resource Problems | |
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| Water Problems in the United States and Canada | |
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| Global Water Problems | |
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| Water Management | |
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| Water Conservation | |
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| Soil Resources | |
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| What is Soil? | |
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| Soil Properties and Major Soil Types | |
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| Soil Problems | |
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| Soil Conservation and Regeneration | |
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| Mineral Resources | |
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| Introduction to Minerals | |
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| Environmental Impacts Associated with Minerals | |
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| Minerals: An International Perspective | |
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| Increasing the Supply of Minerals | |
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| Using Substitution and Conservation to Expand Mineral Supplies | |
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| Biological Resources | |
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| Biological Diversity | |
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| Extinction and Species Endangerment | |
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| Conservation Biology | |
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| Conservation Policies and Laws | |
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| Wildlife Management | |
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| Land Resources | |
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| Land Use | |
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| Wilderness, Parks, and Wildlife Refuges | |
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| Forests | |
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| Rangelands and Agricultural Lands | |
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| Wetlands and Coastal Areas | |
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| Conservation of Land Resources | |
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| Food Resources | |
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| World Food Security | |
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| Food Production | |
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| Challenges of Producing More Crops and Livestock | |
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| The Environmental Impacts of Agriculture | |
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| Solutions to Agricultural Problems | |
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| Fisheries of the World | |
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| Environmental Concerns | |
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| Air Pollution | |
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| The Atmosphere as a Resource | |
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| Types and Sources of Air Pollution | |
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| Effects of Air Pollution | |
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| Controlling Air Pollution in the United States | |
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| Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere | |
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| Acid Deposition | |
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| Air Pollution Around the World | |
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| Indoor Air Pollution | |
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| Global Climate Change | |
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| Introduction to Climate Change | |
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| The Effects of Global Climate Change | |
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| Dealing with Global Climate Change | |
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| Water Pollution | |
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| Types of Water Pollution | |
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| Water Quality Today | |
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| Improving Water Quality | |
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| Laws Controlling Water Pollution | |
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| Pest Management | |
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| What Is a Pesticide? | |
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| Benefits and Problems with Pesticides | |
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| Risks of Pesticides to Human Health | |
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| Alternatives to Pesticides | |
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| Laws Controlling Pesticide Use | |
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| The Manufacture and Use of Banned Pesticides | |
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| Solid and Hazardous Wastes | |
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| Solid Waste | |
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| Waste Prevention | |
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| Hazardous Waste | |
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| Tomorrow's World | |
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| Tomorrow's World | |
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| Living Sustainably | |
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| Sustainable Living: A Plan of Action | |
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| Changing Personal Attitudes and Practices | |
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| What Kind of World do We Want? | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Text, Table, and Line Art Credits | |
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| Index | |