environmental aspects

Contains an introduction to the acid rain, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it is, how it effects the environment, and what can be done about it. Includes maps and diagrams.

Discusses the causes and tragic effects of chemical waste pollution, efforts to reverse existing and prevent future damage, laws regulating the disposal of toxic wastes, and how to get involved in the fight against pollution.

A collection of thirteen essays that examines the impact of electronic waste, discussing it being dumped in developing countries, cellular phones, how consumers dispose of it, government regulation, and more.

Discusses coal, iron, and other metals that are mined, the effects of mining on the environment, and how mining could be managed more sustainably.

Using the Exxon-Valdez incident as a backdrop, the authors explain the hazards of oil spills to the environment.

Describes a variety of energy sources for the future, including solar, water, wind, and thermal power.

Presents an examination of the effects of global warming, and provides information on worldwide climate change, including the fatcors that contribute to this phenomena, from cutting down trees, reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and the accumulation of other greenhouse gases.

Describes the ozone layer and its important function in protecting the earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays. Also examines the threats posed to the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons and other pollutants and what can be done to stop further damage.

Explores how dangerous chemicals can be released into the environment, the harm they can do, and what can be done in the future to prevent such disasters as the release of cyanide into Europe's Tisza River in 2000.

Explores what oil is and how it is used, the harm that is done when it is spilled into the ocean, and what can be done in the future to prevent such disasters as the 1989 wreck of the Exxon Valdez.