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Environmental Science: Sustainability for the 21st Century

Environmental Science: Sustainability for the 21st Century

Author(s): Alan Jacobs , DuWayne Porter

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2018

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Unit 1 Introduction to Science and the Environment
Chapter 1 Environmental Science
Chapter 2 Scientific Concepts
Chapter 3 Earth Spheres

Unit 2 Science and the Environment
Chapter 4 Physics-Astronomy and the Environment
Chapter 5 Chemistry and the Environment
Chapter 6 Geology and the Environment
Chapter 7 Biology and the Environment
Chapter 8 Social Sciences

Unit 3 Sustainable Material Resources
Chapter 9 Water
Chapter 10 Air
Chapter 11 Soil
Chapter 12 Crustal Rocks and Sediments
Chapter 13 Food
Chapter 14 Technological Infrastructure

Unit 4 Energy Resources
Chapter 15 Nonrenewable (Nonsustainable) Energy Resources
Chapter 16 Renewable (Sustainable) Energy

Unit 5 Environmental Problems
Chapter 17 Waste and Pollution
Chapter 18 Chemicals of Concern
Chapter 19 Nonchemical Hazards
Chapter 20 Population Growth
Chapter 21 Poverty
Chapter 22 Climate Change

Unit 6 Correcting Environmental Mistakes
Chapter 23 Emergency Preparedness and Response
Chapter 24 Environmental Assessment
Chapter 25 Remediation

Unit 7 Sustainable Environmental Solutions
Chapter 26 Waste Management
Chapter 27 Environmental Regulations and Social Responsibility

Alan Jacobs
Dr. Jacobs is a tenured Professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Youngstown State University (Ohio). Since 1996, he served as Environmental Studies Program Director, Environmental Health Sciences Course Director, and Department Chair, and has taught and conducted research in environmental science and public health. He is a member of the Geological Society of America—Geology and Health Division and the International Medical Geology Association. His career included positions with the Illinois State Geological Survey and consulting work on worldwide projects. He regularly reviews manuscripts submitted for publication for the journal, Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer).
DuWayne Porter
Mr. Porter began his career in public health in 1975 as a dairy farm milk inspector. In 1978 he began employment with the Ohio Department of Health as a district environmental health sanitarian where he specialized in water and waste water. In 1985 he became the Environmental Health Director for the Portage County, Ohio Health District and assumed Health Commissioner duties in 2006. He has been a co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences course for the Consortium of Eastern Ohio MPH program the last 14 years. He has worked in Public Health for 39 years. He received his MPH from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and has been a Registered Sanitarian since 1978.

Unit 1 Introduction to Science and the Environment
Chapter 1 Environmental Science
Chapter 2 Scientific Concepts
Chapter 3 Earth Spheres

Unit 2 Science and the Environment
Chapter 4 Physics-Astronomy and the Environment
Chapter 5 Chemistry and the Environment
Chapter 6 Geology and the Environment
Chapter 7 Biology and the Environment
Chapter 8 Social Sciences

Unit 3 Sustainable Material Resources
Chapter 9 Water
Chapter 10 Air
Chapter 11 Soil
Chapter 12 Crustal Rocks and Sediments
Chapter 13 Food
Chapter 14 Technological Infrastructure

Unit 4 Energy Resources
Chapter 15 Nonrenewable (Nonsustainable) Energy Resources
Chapter 16 Renewable (Sustainable) Energy

Unit 5 Environmental Problems
Chapter 17 Waste and Pollution
Chapter 18 Chemicals of Concern
Chapter 19 Nonchemical Hazards
Chapter 20 Population Growth
Chapter 21 Poverty
Chapter 22 Climate Change

Unit 6 Correcting Environmental Mistakes
Chapter 23 Emergency Preparedness and Response
Chapter 24 Environmental Assessment
Chapter 25 Remediation

Unit 7 Sustainable Environmental Solutions
Chapter 26 Waste Management
Chapter 27 Environmental Regulations and Social Responsibility

Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs
Dr. Jacobs is a tenured Professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Youngstown State University (Ohio). Since 1996, he served as Environmental Studies Program Director, Environmental Health Sciences Course Director, and Department Chair, and has taught and conducted research in environmental science and public health. He is a member of the Geological Society of America—Geology and Health Division and the International Medical Geology Association. His career included positions with the Illinois State Geological Survey and consulting work on worldwide projects. He regularly reviews manuscripts submitted for publication for the journal, Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer).
DuWayne Porter
DuWayne Porter
Mr. Porter began his career in public health in 1975 as a dairy farm milk inspector. In 1978 he began employment with the Ohio Department of Health as a district environmental health sanitarian where he specialized in water and waste water. In 1985 he became the Environmental Health Director for the Portage County, Ohio Health District and assumed Health Commissioner duties in 2006. He has been a co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences course for the Consortium of Eastern Ohio MPH program the last 14 years. He has worked in Public Health for 39 years. He received his MPH from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and has been a Registered Sanitarian since 1978.