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Dictionary of environmental science and technology / Andrew Porteous.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porteous, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental sciences--Dictionaries.
- Environmental sciences.
- Sanitary engineering--Dictionaries.
- Sanitary engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (827 pages)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, England ; New York : Wiley, 2008.
- Summary:
- This superb and highly-acclaimed dictionary includes over 4000 in-depth entries on scientific and technical terminology associated with environmental protection and resource management. In addition, it contains numerous illustrations, a wide range of international case studies and extensive cross-references to guide the reader. The new edition will be a major update with 30% new material, additional illustrations and a greatly expanded list of relevant web resources.
- Contents:
- The dictionary
- Appendix I: Pollution and the environment-organizations
- Appendix II: The periodic table; Table of chemical elements
- Appendix III: Table of prefixes for SI units
- Appendix IV: Conversion table for SI and British units.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780470997826
- 9781118687680
- 111868768X
- 9781849724753
- 184972475X
- OCLC:
- 540271844
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