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Longman dictionary of environmental science / Eleanor Lawrence, Andrew R.W. Jackson, Julie M. Jackson.
LIBRA GE10 .L38 1998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lawrence, Eleanor, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental sciences--Dictionaries.
- Environmental sciences.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 491 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Harlow [England] : Longman, 1998.
- Summary:
- Features over 12,700 clear and concise definitions; includes many acronyms such as EIA, CITES and PCBs; covers international, governmental and non-governmental organizations, from the Environmental Protection Agency to Greenpeace; over 35 illustrative figures; and appendices include a table of chemical elements, the geological timescale and an outline of the kingdoms of living organisms. The Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science is an excellent resource for students of environmental science and related disciplines such as ecology and the earth sciences. It will also be of value to both professional and lay people interested in the environment.
- ISBN:
- 058225356X
- OCLC:
- 39483937
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