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Environment / Rolf Halden.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Halden, Rolf U., author.
Series:
Object lessons
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environmental responsibility.
Environmentalism.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Nature.
Human ecology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (99 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
Distribution:
[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
Place of Publication:
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Summary:
"An object lesson on how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health, and humanity's prospect of survival"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Environmental beginnings
The stuff we are made of
Life in a bubble
Turning petroleum into people
Running out of ink for human blueprints
Tracing Rachel Carson's path
Regrettable substitutions
From tobacco to Teflon babies
Yesterday's fuel becomes today's forgetfulness
The high price of meat
Plastic hangover
Shrapnel in human eyes and bodies
Diagnosing humanity
One with the environment.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781501361937
1501361937
9781501361913
1501361910
OCLC:
1145573522

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