Encyclopedia of pollution

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Addresses all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment; contains numerous entries and essays using the most current scientific data to explain the different types of pollutants.

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Full title :Encyclopedia of pollution / Alexander E. Gates and Robert P. Blauvelt.

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Addresses all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment; contains numerous entries and essays using the most current scientific data to explain the different types of pollutants.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Facts on File
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (2 volumes (xiii, 977, 34 pages)) : : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781438134918, 1438134916
oclc:ocn758488287
LC Classification:TD173
Dewey Decimal:363.7003

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cross-referenced lists of entries -- Entries A-M -- Feature Essays: -- Air pollution in National Parks / Robert P Blauvelt -- Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone / Alexander E Gates, PhD -- Epidemiology and health effects / Robert P Blauvelt -- Hurricane Floyd and Hog Waste in Eastern North Carolina / Alexander E Gates, PhD -- Space shuttle launches and air pollution / Robert P Blauvelt -- Regulation of ocean pollution / Robert P Blauvelt -- Air pollution over the ocean / Robert P Blauvelt -- Dry cleaning and the environment / Robert P Blauvelt -- Deicing chemicals and the environment / Robert P Blauvelt -- Golf courses and pollution / Robert P Blauvelt -- Colorado River / Alexander E Gates, PhD -- Cemeteries and groundwater contamination / Robert P Blauvelt -- Appendixes: -- List of acronyms -- Chronology of pollution events -- Glossary -- Further resources -- 2007 CERCLA priority list of hazardous substances -- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial pollutants released to the environment by all industries in the United States -- EPA drinking water standards -- EPA Current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for all controlled polluta…