From the Publisher:
This book puts all the pieces together!
Most attempts to control pollution have been piecemeal, focusing on one environmental component at a time, such as air or water, and have not addressed the big picture. Such efforts have not fully accounted for the Earth's fundamental interconnectedness and unity; as a result, pollution control has often lagged behind pollution-related problems. "In Our Backyard" puts all the pieces together as it explains how pollution affects all components of the environment. It describes in understandable language: how the components of the environment operate together; major sources of pollution; and what is done to clean up the surface water, groundwater, and air. Care has been taken to avoid bias and to present only the most sound, objective data available. Such topics include: the environmental effects of our dependence on coal, oil, and uranium for energy; the impacts and benefits of pesticides; indoor air pollution; how transportation impacts the environment; and waste management, including hazardous, industrial, municipal, medical, and radioactive waste.
About the Author:
TRAVIS WAGNER is an environmental scientist and the author of numerous major reference books and technical articles on hazardous waste, Superfund, toxic substances, and pollution. He received his degree in environmental science from Unity College in Maine. Mr. Wagner also teaches environmental policy at the USDA Graduate School in Washington, D.C., and has lectured extensively in the environmental protection field in the United States and Europe.
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