Earth's natural resources By John V. Walther.

By:

Walther, John Victor

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014Description: xxii, 428 pages. : illustrations., maps ; 26 cmISBN:

9781449632342

Subject(s):

Natural resources

DDC classification:

333.7 WAT.E

Summary: Contents Understanding the earth's natural resources : an introduction Energy resources Petroleum Natural gas, coal and related resources Alternative energy resources Nuclear power Metals Abundant metals Scarce metals : ferro-alloy metals Scarce metals: base metals Scarce metals: precious and specialty metals Building and industrial material, chemical minerals, fertilizer, and gases Building material and industrial minerals Chemicals from evaporation of water and gaseous elements from air Water and soil resources The distribution and movement of water Water quality, usage, and law Soil as a resource Appendix A: Table of elements Appendix C: Common ore minerals Appendix D: Energy and power conversion factors Appendix E: U.S. primary drinking water standards Appendix F: Geological time scale Glossary Index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Understanding the earth's natural resources : an introduction
Energy resources
Petroleum
Natural gas, coal and related resources
Alternative energy resources
Nuclear power
Metals
Abundant metals
Scarce metals : ferro-alloy metals
Scarce metals: base metals
Scarce metals: precious and specialty metals
Building and industrial material, chemical minerals, fertilizer, and gases
Building material and industrial minerals
Chemicals from evaporation of water and gaseous elements from air
Water and soil resources
The distribution and movement of water
Water quality, usage, and law
Soil as a resource
Appendix A: Table of elements
Appendix C: Common ore minerals
Appendix D: Energy and power conversion factors
Appendix E: U.S. primary drinking water standards
Appendix F: Geological time scale
Glossary
Index.

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