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Raskoff Environmental Science

This text is a survey of the fundamental ecological, political, and economic principles that define the important environmental issues of our time. Topics include ecology, climate change, biodiversity, energy, and sustainability.

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Author
Kevin Raskoff
Publisher
Montery Peninsula College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 147 sections
  1. 01: Intro to Environmental Science
  2. 1.01: What is Environmental Science
  3. 1.02: Introduction to Sustainability
  4. 1.03: Environmental Ethics and Environmental Justice
  5. 1.04: Environmental Policy
  6. 1.05: The Process of Science
  7. 02: Environmental Systems
  8. 2.01: The Building Blocks of Molecules
  9. 2.02: Biological Molecules
  10. 2.03: Energy
  11. 2.04: The Chemistry of Water
  12. 2.05: A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
  13. 2.06: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
  14. 2.07: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
  15. 2.08: Biogeochemical Cycles- The Water Cycle
  16. 2.09: Carbon Cycle
  17. 2.10: Nitrogen Cycle
  18. 2.11: Phosphorus Cycle
  19. 2.12: Eutrophication and Dead Zones
  20. 03: Evolution and Ecology
  21. 3.01: Adaptation and Natural Selection
  22. 3.02: What is Evolution
  23. 3.03: Evidence of Evolution
  24. 3.04: Speciation
  25. 3.05: Common Misconceptions about Evolution
  26. 3.06: Organizing Life on Earth
  27. 3.07: Introduction to Ecology
  28. 3.08: Community Ecology
  29. 3.09: Symbiosis
  30. 04: Populations
  31. 4.01: Population Demographics and Dynamics
  32. 4.02: Population Growth and Regulation
  33. 4.03: Factors Limiting Population Growth
  34. 4.04: The Human Population
  35. 05: Biodiversity and Conservation
  36. 5.01: Introduction to Biodiversity
  37. 5.02: Importance of Biodiversity
  38. 5.03: Threats to Biodiversity
  39. 5.04: Alpha Beta and Gamma Diversity
  40. 5.05: Population Diversity
  41. 5.06: Preserving Biodiversity
  42. 5.07: Biodiversity Change through Geological Time
  43. 5.08: Community Diversity
  44. 5.09: Ecosystem Diversity
  45. 5.10: Present-Time Extinctions
  46. 06: Biomes
  47. 6.01: What constitutes a biome
  48. 6.02: Terrestrial Biomes
  49. 6.03: Aquatic and Marine Biomes
  50. 07: Food and Agriculture
  51. 7.01: Food Security
  52. 7.02: Food and Nutrients
  53. 7.03: Defining Nutrition Health and Disease
  54. 7.04: Soil Profiles and Processes
  55. 7.05: Soil-Plant Interactions
  56. 7.06: Conventional Agriculture
  57. 7.07: Sustainable Agriculture
  58. 7.08: What is Permaculture
  59. 7.09: Pests and Pesticides
  60. 7.10: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  61. 08: Environmental Health and Toxicology
  62. 8.01: The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
  63. 8.02: Environmental Health
  64. 8.03: Environmental Toxicology
  65. 8.04: Bioremediation
  66. 8.05: Biological Magnification
  67. 8.06: Risk Assessment and Management
  68. 8.07: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster
  69. 09: Climate
  70. 9.01: Climate and Weather
  71. 9.02: Atmosphere and Climate Regulation
  72. 9.03: Milankovitch Cycles and the Climate of the Quaternary
  73. 9.04: Causes of Global Climate Change
  74. 9.05: Evidence of Global Climate Change
  75. 9.06: Past and Present Effects of Climate Change
  76. 9.07: Climate Change
  77. 9.08: Consequences of Climate Change
  78. 9.09: Tools Scientists Use to Study Climate Change
  79. 10: Air Pollution
  80. 10.01: Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
  81. 10.02: Atmospheric Pollution
  82. 10.03: Outdoor Air Pollution
  83. 10.04: Indoor Air Pollution
  84. 10.05: Ozone Depletion
  85. 10.06: Acid Rain
  86. 10.07: Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health
  87. 10.08: Air Pollution Legislation
  88. 10.09: Chapter Resources
  89. 11: Water Resources and Pollution
  90. 11.01: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
  91. 11.02: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
  92. 11.03: Water Scarcity and Storage
  93. 11.04: Water Pollution
  94. 11.05: Water Treatment
  95. 11.06: Water Management
  96. 11.07: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going Going Gone
  97. 11.08: Chapter Resources
  98. 12: Environmental Geology and Resources
  99. 12.01: Introduction to Geology
  100. 12.02: Earthquakes
  101. 12.03: Volcanoes
  102. 12.04: Mass Wasting
  103. 12.05: Floods
  104. 12.06: Mineral Resources
  105. 12.07: Mining
  106. 12.08: Fossil Fuels- Formation and Mining
  107. 13: Energy
  108. 13.01: What is Energy
  109. 13.02: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
  110. 13.03: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  111. 13.04: Coal
  112. 13.05: Oil
  113. 13.06: Natural Gas
  114. 13.07: Energy from Fossil Fuels
  115. 13.08: Nuclear Energy
  116. 13.09: Renewable Energy Sources
  117. 13.10: Solar Energy
  118. 13.11: Wind Energy
  119. 13.12: The Electrical Grid Battery Challenges and Energy Conservation
  120. 13.13: Biofuels (Biomass Energy)
  121. 13.14: Hydropower
  122. 13.15: Geothermal Energy
  123. 13.16: Other Alternative Renewable Energy Sources
  124. 13.17: Policy and Conservation
  125. 13.18: Chapter Resources
  126. 14: Waste and Recycling
  127. 14.01: Environmental Concerns with Wastes
  128. 14.02: Waste Management Strategies
  129. 14.03: Waste Policies
  130. 14.04: Case Study - Electronic Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility
  131. 14.05: Resources
  132. 15: Economics and Urbanization
  133. 15.01: Urbanization and Cities
  134. 15.02: Urbanization Around the World
  135. 15.03: The Impacts of Urban Sprawl
  136. 15.04: The Sustainable City
  137. 15.05: Environmental Economics
  138. 15.06: Resources
  139. 16: Environmental Policy and Sustainability
  140. 16.01: Environmental Laws and Regulations
  141. 16.02: The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the United States - Chapter Introduction
  142. 16.03: Sustainability and Public Policy
  143. 16.04: Tragedy of the Commons- a deeper look
  144. 16.05: Case Study- Marine Fisheries
  145. 16.06: Environmental Valuation
  146. 16.07: The Human Dimensions of Sustainability- History Culture Ethics
  147. 16.08: Its Not Easy Being Green- Anti-Environmental Discourse Behavior and Ideology