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S.A. Abbasi, Pl Krishnakumari, and F.I. KhanPublication Details
BookOxford University Press1999Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) GE140 .A33 1999 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Acid rain, global warming, ozone holes, and radioactive waves are no longer issues discussed on a purely academic level but very real dangers and threats, many of them actualized in some parts of the world. Professionals, graduate students, and researchers will benefit from the its precise examination of major contemporary environmental processes and issues, and general readers will be fascinated by its direct answers to key questions that will enable a better grasp on our changing world. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- "Acid rain, global warming, the greenhouse effect, ozone holes, CFCs, radioactive wastes, water disinfectants, the Bhopal gas tragedy, carbon monoxide emissions, methane levels, flash fires, mercury poisonings…are all Hot Topics today." "Hot Topics demysifies the key concepts and processes in a simple style that will be accessible not only to technocrats, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, teachers, senior students and researchers, but also to every curious and concerned person seeking answers to basic questions that will enable an understanding of our world and where it is headed."–BOOK JACKET
Contents
- 1. The Greenhouse Effect
- 2. Acid Rain
- 3. The Ozone Hole
- 4. Hazardous Wastes and Their Management - I
- 5. Hazardous Wastes and Their Management - II
- 6. Disaster Management - I
- 7. Disaster Management - II
- 8. Water Treatment
ISBN
- 0195645340
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