Contains entries that provide background on fifty-one environmental controversies, each with a look at various points of view, and discussion of who was involved in the conflict and when it occurred; arranged alphabetically from A to Hurricanes.
Contains more than five thousand cross-referenced, alphabetized entries on topics in environmental science, covering such areas as agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, government, law, medicine, microbiology, and toxicology.
Introduces the people, land, oceans and climate of the Earth, and covering such global concerns as pollution, the Green House effect and desertification.
Presents experiments and projects suitable for science fairs, dealing with such aspects of the environment and ecology as the atmosphere, soil, water, plants, animals, and climate.
Summarizes important environmentally related discoveries and events that occurred between 1996 and 1999; examines significant unsolved environmental problems of the era and the prospects for scientific solutions; addresses social issues that sometimes dominate the environmental movement; and explores the work of environmental professionals.
Presents thirty-one essays in which a variety of scientist-writers discuss the history and processes of the Earth, especially as they relate to environmental issues.
Provides information on 100 careers in the environmental field, offering a description of the job, with discussion of salary, prospects, qualifications, and characteristics required, and includes a profile of a professional working in each field.
Presents information about various aspects of the environment, including recycling, radiation, pollution, rain forests, deserts, coral reefs, and more, in question and answer format.
