Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
This book examines serious errors in perceptions about human and environmental health. The author explains basic concepts and observations relating to the environment. This book stresses the urgent need for a common language in the environment debate. Earth, ecology and environment. A global picture. Human endeavours. Science and the scientist. Science and technology. People in science. The methods of science and the scientific method. The information trade. Chemistry, chemicals and the chemists. Chemical factoids. Toxic agents. Agents of cancer. Energy and the laws of nature. Foray into physics. Resources. Air for breathing. Water for drinking. Food for eating. Vegetables and medicines. Waste management. Recycling. Organochlorines -- killer chemicals? Chlorine.Organochlorine behaviour. Health effects |
Summary |
Ozone-friendly, recyclable, zero-waste, elimination of toxic chemicals - such environmental ideals are believed to offer solutions to the environmental crisis. Where do these ideals come from? Is the environmental debate communicating the right problems? Eco-Facts and Eco-Fiction examines serious errors in perceptions about human and environmental health. Drawing on a wealth of everyday examples of local and global concerns, the author explains basic concepts and observations relating to the environment. Removing fear of science and technology and eliminating wrong perceptions le |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-255) and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Environmentalism.
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Environmental education.
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Human ecology.
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Pollution
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Ecology.
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Ecology
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Environmental Pollution
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human ecology.
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ecology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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Ecology
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Environmental education
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Environmentalism
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Human ecology
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Pollution
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Umweltschutz
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Umwelterziehung
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Humanökologie
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
95025369 |
ISBN |
9781135101206 |
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1135101205 |
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9780203351765 |
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0203351762 |
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