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| TITLE: |
Introduction to environmental geology / Edward A. Keller. |
| AUTHOR: |
Keller, Edward A., 1942- |
| PUBLISHED: |
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xvii, 661, [65] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (CD ROM 0680 2008) |
| EDITION: |
4th ed. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| NOTES: |
Foundations of environmental geology -- Philosophy and fundamental concepts -- Internal structure of the earth and plate tectonics -- Minerals and rocks -- Earth processes and natural hazards -- Introduction to natural hazards -- Earthquakes and related phenomena -- Volcanic activity -- Rivers and flooding -- Slope processes, landslides, and subsidence -- Coastal processes -- Impact of extraterrestrial objects -- Resources and pollution -- Water resources -- Water pollution -- Mineral resources -- Energy and resources -- Soils and environment -- Waste as a resource -- Air pollution -- Environmental management, global perspectives, and society -- Global climate change -- Geology, society, and the future. |
| SUBJECT: |
Environmental geology. |
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