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This vital air, this vital water : man's environmental crisis
- Title
- This vital air, this vital water : man's environmental crisis / by Thomas G. Aylesworth.
- Author
- Aylesworth, Thomas G.
- Publication
- Chicago : Rand McNally ; [1968]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | 91943.137 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 192 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Presents the facts about air, water, and noise pollution, focusing on causes and effects, methods of control, the role of science and research, and hope for the future.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 182.
- Contents
- The deadly sin -- The constant problem -- Solids in the air -- Gases in the air -- Radioactive and miscellaneous pollutants in the air -- Smokestacks and automobiles -- The fight goes on -- At what a cost -- Our defenses -- Filth in the sea -- Natural waste and hot water -- Sewage pollution -- Industrial pollution -- Water in our future -- On the science front -- Paying for pure water -- How goes the war? -- Our noisy world -- Toward a quieter world -- People, people, people -- Your future in pollution control.
- LCCN
- 68028531
- OCLC
- ocm00332443
- 332443
- SCSB-2088701
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library