The truth about environmental hazards /
Series: Truth about Published by : Facts On File, (New York :) Physical details: xii, 180 p. : ill. ; ISBN:9780816076468 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0816076464 (hardcover : alk. paper). Year: 2010Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference | Reference | 363.7 (Browse shelf) | Available | 3292 |
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Air pollution -- Allergies -- Asbestos, uses and health risks of -- Bacteria, types and importance of -- Carbon monoxide -- Carcinogens, sources and dangers of -- Chemical pollution, causes and hazards of -- Clean water, sources and uses of -- Desettification, causes and effects of -- Earthquakes and tsunamis, dangers of -- Environmental conservation, history and benefits of -- Fires, causes and environmental dangers of -- Global warming -- Groundwater, sources and use of -- Hazardous waste disposal -- Herbicides, types, uses, and dangers of -- Hurricanes and tornadoes -- Insecticides, types, uses, and dangers of -- Landfills and superfund sites -- Lead poisoning -- Nuclear energy -- Oil spills -- Ozone layer -- Radiation -- Radon -- Rain forests, depletion of -- Recycling -- Volcanic activity -- Water pollution.
Presents information on how environmental threats affect daily life and human health and explains the benefits of different types of energy and environmental conservation.
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