The elements of environmental pollution
John Rieuwerts (Author)
Environmental pollution is one of humanity's most pressing issues and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Anthropogenic activity is disturbing natural cycles and generating pollutants that are altering the atmosphere, accumulating in the food chain and contaminating the world's soils, rivers and oceans. Human health and ecosystems continue to be damaged by toxic metals, persistent organic pollutants, radionuclides and other hazardous materials. The Elements of Environmental Pollution provides comprehensive coverage of this essential subject. It explains the key principles of pollution s
1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations
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1. Pollution
2. Carbon (C)
3. Nitrogen (N)
4. Phosphorus (P)
5. Sulfur (S)
6. Arsenic (AS)
7. Bromine (BR)
8. Cadmium (CD)
9. Chlorine (CL)
10. Chromium (CR)
11. Copper (CU)
12. Fluorine (F)
13. Lead (PB)
14. Mercury (HG)
15. Nickel (NI)
16. Selenium (SE)
17. Tin (SN)
18. Uranium (U)
19. Zinc (ZN)
20. Aditional environmental pollutants