Contents
- Chapter 1: Environmental Science
- 1.1 The Earth, Humans, & the Environment
- 1.2 The Process of Science
- 1.3 Environment & Sustainability
- 1.4 Environmental Ethics
- 1.5 Environmental Justice & Indigenous Struggles
- 1.6 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 2: Matter, Energy, & Life
- 2.1 Matter
- 2.2 Energy
- 2.3 A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
- 2.4 Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
- 2.5 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 3: Ecosystems and the Biosphere
- 3.1 Energy Flow through Ecosystems
- 3.2 Biogeochemical Cycles
- 3.3 Terrestrial Biomes
- 3.4 Aquatic Biomes
- 3.5 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 4: Community & Population Ecology
- 4.1 Population Demographics & Dynamics
- 4.2 Population Growth and Regulation
- 4.3 The Human Population
- 4.4 Community Ecology
- 4.5 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 5: Conservation & Biodiversity
- 5.1 Introduction to Biodiversity
- 5.2 Importance of Biodiversity
- 5.3 Threats to Biodiversity
- 5.4 Preserving Biodiversity
- 5.5 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 6: Environmental Hazards & Human Health
- 6.1 The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
- 6.2 Environmental Health
- 6.3 Environmental Toxicology
- 6.4 Bioremediation
- 6.5 Case Study: The Love Canal Disaster
- 6.6 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 7: Water Availability and Use
- 7.1 Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
- 7.2 Water Supply Problems and Solutions
- 7.3 Water Pollution
- 7.4 Water Treatment
- 7.5 Case Study: The Aral Sea – Going, Going, Gone
- 7.6 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 8: Food & Hunger
- 8.1 Food Security
- 8.2 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- 8.3 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 9: Conventional & Sustainable Agriculture
- 9.1 Soil Profiles & Processes
- 9.2 Soil-Plant Interactions
- 9.3 Conventional Agriculture
- 9.4 Pests & Pesticides
- 9.5 Sustainable Agriculture
- 9.6 Chapter Resources
- Chp 10: Air Pollution, Climate Change, & Ozone Depletion
- 10.1 Atmospheric Pollution
- 10.2 Ozone Depletion
- 10.3 Acid Rain
- 10.4 Climate Change
- 10.5 Chapter Resources
- Chapter 11: Conventional & Sustainable Energy
- 11.1 Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
- 11.2 Non-Renewable Energy Sources
- 11.3 Renewable Energy Sources
- 11.4 Chapter Resources
- Afterword