Environmental Geology Laboratory
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-47198-1 (ISBN)
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This easy--to--use, easy--to--learn--from laboratory manual for Environmental Geology employs an interactive question--and--answer format that engages the reader at the start of each exercise. Taking a developmental approach to learning, this manual emphasizes principles over rote memorization. The entire manual is written in a clear and inviting style, and includes scores of helpful hints to coach students as they tackle problems.
1. Plate Tectonics - Origins of Earth's major features.2. Maps - history, applications and technology.3. Minerals - the asbestos issue and other industrial areas.4. Igneous Rocks - and plate tectonic cettings of volcanoes.5. Sedimentary Rocks - and charting ancient lands and seas.6. Metamorphic Rocks - and mapping ancient lands and seas.7. Weathering - and soils and human geography".8. Slopes and Subsidence - 'liquid earth' and the greatest disasters.9. Streams and Rivers - and floods and storm waters.10. Groundwater - a resource...but troublesome.11. Waste and Water - hand-in-hand.12. Selenium Contamination - a 'rocks-to-ducks' case history.13. Hazardous Waste - the forever of radioactivity.14. Atmosphere and Oceans - an inextricable linkage.15. Coastal Processes and Problems - loving our coasts to death.16. Geological Structures and Maps - the fabric of Earth's crust.17. Earthquakes - the why, where, and severity.18. Landscape Geology - stories behind scenery (glaciers and deserts).19. Population Dynamics - the threat of exponential growth.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.11.2003 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 245 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 941 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-47198-4 / 0471471984 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-47198-1 / 9780471471981 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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