Williams L. Environmental Science Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide

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McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005 - 350 pages.

This is the perfect self-teaching guide for anyone interested in basic earth composition and development of the ever-changing nature of our planet. The author covers a wide array of topics including: atmosphere, water, global warming, atmospheric differentiation, geomorphology, glaciers, erosion, carbon dating, acid rain, and much more. It includes real-world examples, environmental notes, tips, scientific news, and inteational trends.

Now anyone with an interest in environmental science can master it -- without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Environmental Science Demystified, scientist and writer Linda Williams provides an effective, entertaining, and scientifically compelling way to lea or review the fundamentals of environmental science.

With Environmental Science Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time -- at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers quizzes at the end of each chapter and part to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question "final exam" to reinforce the subject as a whole.

Here's everything you need to:

Become a better friend to Planet Earth with real-world examples, environmental notes, tips, and scientific news
Uncover humans' impact on the Earth's atmosphere, land masses, and water bodies, and the impact of solid and hazardous wastes
Lea the truth about the greenhouse effect, global warming, and weather cycles
Discover amazing ecosystems and biodiversity, erosion and desertification
Lea about the hydrologic cycle, oceans, glaciers, and water pollution and treatment
Discover the secrets of geochemical carbon and calcium cycling
Take a "final exam" and grade it yourself!

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