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020			_a9780077599829
082			_223 _a333.70724 _bENG
100			_aEnger, Eldon D
245			_aField & laboratory exercises in environmental science/ _cby Eldon D Enger, Bradley F Smith and Karen E Lionberger
250			_a8th Ed.
260			_aNew York: _bMc Graw Hill, _c2013.
300			_a174 p. ;
500			_aThe major objectives of this manual are to provide students with hands-on experiences that are relevant, easy to understand, applicable to the students life, and presented in an interesting, informative format. Ranging from field and lab experiments to conducting social and personal assessments of the environmental impact of human activities, the manual presents something for everyone, regardless of the budget or facilities of each class.
505			_aTable of Contents: 1. Primary Productivity 2. Habitat and Niche 3. Community Structure 4. Estimating Population Size 5. Population Dynamics 6. Historical Changes in Human Population Characteristics 7. Human Population Dynamics 8. Plate Tectonics 9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth 10. Stream Ecology and Assessment 11. Personal Energy Consumption 12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials 13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds 14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources 15. Toxicity Testing (LD50) 16. Effects of Salinization on Plants 17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand 18. Air Pollution 19. Global Indicators of Climate Change 20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations 21. Land-Use Planning on Campus 22. Solid Waste Assessment Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
650			_aEnvironmental sciences
650			_aEnvironmental sciences--Experiments
700			_aSmith, Bradley F
700			_aLionberger, Karen E
942			_2ddc _cIBDP