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1 online resource. |
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| Series |
What everyone needs to know |
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What everyone needs to know.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Environmental Protection; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Environmental Protection: An Introduction; What is the environment?; What is environmental protection?; Why does the environment need protection?; How did protecting the environment become a societal concern?; What is the Environmental Protection Agency?; Do most countries have environmental agencies similar to the EPA?; What values drive environmental policy?; What is sustainability?; Why is environmental protection so hard to achieve? |
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What does the idea of unintended consequences have to do with environmental protection?2 Pollution; What is pollution?; What are pollutants?; What are persistent organic pollutants?; What are endocrine disruptors?; What are bioaccumulation and biomagnification?; How do we know what a safe level of pollution is?; What is noise pollution?; What is light pollution?; What is nanopollution?; What is the precautionary principle?; What are the most dangerous pollutants?; 3 Environmental Laws; What is environmental law in the United States? |
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What does the US Constitution say about protecting the environment?Why did Congress enact environmental laws?; What are the most important US environmental laws?; What is the National Environmental Policy Act?; Do environmental laws protect Native American lands and populations?; Is US environmental law out of date?; What are the environmental laws of other countries?; 4 Environmental Protection and the Global Community; Is protecting the environment a global concern?; Is there international environmental law?; What is the role of the United Nations in global environmental protection? |
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What are the main obstacles to achieving global environmental agreements?Should developing countries be asked to help solve environmental problems?; What is the connection between international trade and the environment?; Which countries are best at protecting the environment?; Is the United States a global leader in environmental protection?; 5 Water; Why is clean water important?; What is a watershed?; What is groundwater?; What are aquifers?; What is water pollution?; Why is water pollution a problem?; What are the main kinds of water pollutants? |
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How can nutrients cause water pollution?What are algal blooms?; How do excess nutrients get into the aquatic environment?; What are pathogens?; Why are sediments water pollutants?; Which chemicals are the most harmful water pollutants?; What are contaminants of emerging concern?; Are plastics in water a serious problem?; Why is heat a water pollutant?; How does noise cause water pollution?; What are the main sources of water pollution?; Is sewage treated before it gets into water?; What is stormwater pollution?; Which industries pollute the water most?; Why are oil spills so bad? |
| Summary |
Environmental Protection: What Everyone Needs to Know helps readers to access and navigate the robust system of environmental laws that have emerged to check the deleterious impact of human activity on the natural environment. Using concrete examples to cover historical background as well as contemporary scientific, legal, and economic topics, the book explores hot-button current issues from nanopollution to climate change. |
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental protection.
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Environmental law -- United States.
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Environmental degradation -- Prevention.
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environmental policy.
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environmental protection.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Environmental law. (OCoLC)fst00913122
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Environmental policy. (OCoLC)fst00913250
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Environmental protection. (OCoLC)fst00913324
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hill, Pamela, 1949- Environmental protection. Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017 9780190223076 (DLC) 2016033953 (OCoLC)960286529 |
| ISBN |
9780190223083 (electronic book) |
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0190223081 (electronic book) |
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9780190223090 (electronic book epub) |
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019022309X (electronic book epub) |
