Marquita K. Hill - Understanding environmental pollution

Understanding environmental pollution - 2004 (2nd edition)

Marquita K. Hill Cambridge ISBN: 0-521527260

Introducing pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background, this new edition of a well-received textbook has been completely revised and updated. Starting with the definition of pollution and how pollutants behave, it progresses to covering air and water pollution basics, pollution and global change, solid waste, and pollution in the home.

Chapters
1. Understanding pollution
2. Reducing pollution
3. Chemical toxicity
4. Chemical exposures and risk assessment
5. Air pollution
6. Acidic deposition
7. Global climate change
8. Stratospheric-ozone depletion
9. Water pollution
10. Drinking-water pollution
11. Solid waste
12. Hazardous waste
13. Energy
14. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
15. Metals
16. Pesticides
17. Pollution at home
18. Zero waste, zero emissions

Description:

It is a readable introductory text that systematically introduces pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background. Naquita Hill moves from a definition of pollution and how pollutant behave, to the basics of air and water pollution, global change, solid waste and pollution in the home. This new edition discusses specific pollutants including persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals and pesticides, and also places greater emphasis on global pollutants. The relationship between energy egeration and use, and pollution is stressed. This text also stresses going beyond pollution control to pollution prevention ans sustainability. Many examples come fron US, but comparisions are made to other developed countries, and each chapter has a section on developing nations. Impacts on human and environmental health are emphasized throughout. Students are often invited to come on their own conclusions after having been presented with a variety of options.
This book provides the basic concept of pollution, toxicology and risk assessment for non-science majors as well as environmental science students.

Review:

"...provides a thorough background to pollution, from global issues to personal pollution in the home...an excellent introduction to the subject, providing the right information to enable students to evaluate environmental problems for themselves." Environmental Assessment Magazine

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