Introduction
Chapter 1: Environmental Science
1.1 The Earth, Humans, & the Environment
1.2 The Process of Science
1.3 Environment & Sustainability
1.4 Environmental Ethics
1.5 Environmental Justice & Indigenous Struggles
1.6 Chapter Resources
Chapter 2: Matter, Energy, & Life
2.1 Matter
2.2 Energy
2.3 A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
2.4 Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
2.5 Chapter Resources
Chapter 3: Ecosystems and the Biosphere
3.1 Energy Flow through Ecosystems
3.2 Biogeochemical Cycles
3.3 Terrestrial Biomes
3.4 Aquatic Biomes
3.5 Chapter Resources
Chapter 4: Community & Population Ecology
4.1 Population Demographics & Dynamics
4.2 Population Growth and Regulation
4.3 The Human Population
4.4 Community Ecology
4.5 Chapter Resources
Chapter 5: Conservation & Biodiversity
5.1 Introduction to Biodiversity
5.2 Origin of Biodiversity
5.3 Importance of Biodiversity
5.4 Threats to Biodiversity
5.5 Preserving Biodiversity
5.6 Chapter Resources
Chapter 6: Environmental Hazards & Human Health
6.1 The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
6.2 Environmental Health
6.3 Environmental Toxicology
6.4 Bioremediation
6.5 Case Study: The Love Canal Disaster
6.6 Chapter Resources
Chapter 7: Water Availability and Use
7.1 Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
7.2 Water Supply Problems and Solutions
7.3 Water Pollution
7.4 Water Treatment
7.5 Case Study: The Aral Sea - Going, Going, Gone
7.6 Chapter Resources
Chapter 8: Food & Hunger
8.1 Food Security
8.2 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
8.3 Chapter Resources
Chapter 9: Conventional & Sustainable Agriculture
9.1 Soil Profiles & Processes
9.2 Soil-Plant Interactions
9.3 Conventional Agriculture
9.4 Pests & Pesticides
9.5 Sustainable Agriculture
9.6 Chapter Resources
Chp 10: Air Pollution, Climate Change, & Ozone Depletion
10.1 Atmospheric Pollution
10.2 Ozone Depletion
10.3 Acid Rain
10.4 Global Climate Change
10.5 Chapter Resources
Chapter 11: Conventional & Sustainable Energy
11.1 Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
11.2 Non-Renewable Energy Sources
11.3 Renewable Energy Sources
11.4 Chapter Resources
Afterword
Appendix
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