Screen LibraryEnvironmental protection : what everyone needs to know /
"Pamela Hill offers clear, engaging answers to some of the most pressing questions facing us today. She discusses the science behind current environmental issues, defining key terms such as ecosystems, pollutants, and endocrine disruptors. Hill explains why our environment needs protection, usi...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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What everyone needs to know. |
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"Pamela Hill offers clear, engaging answers to some of the most pressing questions facing us today. She discusses the science behind current environmental issues, defining key terms such as ecosystems, pollutants, and endocrine disruptors. Hill explains why our environment needs protection, using examples from history and current events, from the Irish potato famine to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. She also assesses the effectiveness of landmark laws and treaties, including the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Kyoto Protocol ... Hill identifies the greatest environmental threats we are facing today and suggests what we need to do as citizens, businesspeople, and lawmakers to protect the environment for each other and for future generations."--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780190223076 (paperback) : 0190223073 (paperback) 9780190223069 (hardcover) 0190223065 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | GE170 |
| CLC: | X-017.12 |
| Call Number: | X-017.12/H647 |