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Earth under siege : from air pollution to global change

Title
  1. Earth under siege : from air pollution to global change / Richard P. Turco ; with a foreword by Carl Sagan.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Author
  1. Turco, Richard P., 1943-

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Additional authors
  1. Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996
Description
  1. xiv, 527 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Subject
  1. Air > Pollution
  2. Climatic changes
  3. Air Pollution
  4. Climate Change
  5. climate change
  6. air pollution
  7. Luftverschmutzung
  8. Umweltveränderung
  9. Klimaänderung
  10. Luftverschmutzung
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Air -- Basic physical and chemical principles -- The evolution of earth -- Local and regional pollution issues -- Pollutants -- Smog -- Exposure to pollution -- Indoor air pollution -- Acid rain -- Global-scale pollution issues -- Global biogeochemical cycles -- The climate machine -- Greenhouse warming -- The stratospheric ozone layer -- Global environmental engineering -- Appendix A. Scientific notation, units, and constants -- Appendix B. Demonstrations of common natural phenomena -- Appendix C. Radiation nomenclature.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.