Earth resources and environmental impacts /
xxi, 538 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm Content notes : Part 1 Earth Systems and Earth Materials
1 Introduction
2 Earth-System Science
3 Earth Materials I Minerals
4 Earth Materials II Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks
Part 2 Mineral Resources
5 Ore Deposits and Mineral Exploration 1
6 Abundant and Scarce Metal Resources
7 Nonmetals and Industrial Minerals
8 Environmental Impacts of Metal Resources
Part 3 Energy Resources
9 Energy Perspectives
10 Carbon-Based Energy Resources
11 Environmental Impacts of Carbon-Based Energy
12 Noncarbon-Based Energy Resources
13 Environmental Impacts of Noncarbon-Based Energy
Part 4 Freshwater Resources
14 Water Resources
15 Environmental Impacts on Water Resources
Index Environmental sciences. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General.