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003			ISI Library, Kolkata
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008			130719s2014 njua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780470564912 (pbk.)
040			_aISI Library
082	0	0	_a333.7 _223 _bOh36
100	1		_aO'Hara, Kieran D.
245	1	0	_aEarth resources and environmental impacts / _cKieran D. O'Hara.
260			_aNew Jersey : _bJohn Wiley, _c2014.
300			_axxi, 538 p. : _billustrations ; _c26 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart 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
520			_a"Earth Resources and Environmental Impacts uses everyday examples and current issues to help readers understand how mineral, water and energy resources - and the impacts of their use and extraction - affect their daily lives. A historical perspective makes the material in this text fascinating by showing readers that the earth's resources have always been fundamental to society, even as far back as the Stone Age. Environmental impacts and sustainable use of energy and mineral resources are emphasized, as well as a section targeted to medical geology. With the increase of public interest surrounding environmental impacts, readers will appreciate the knowledge gained from this text. "--
650		0	_aEarth sciences.
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General.
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