Earth's natural resources
By: John Walther
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9781449632342
Subjects: Natural resources
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the earth's natural resources : an introduction; title: Energy resources; title: Petroleum; title: Natural gas, coal and related resources; title: Alternative energy resources; title: Nuclear power; title: Metals; title: Abundant metals; title: Scarce metals : ferro-alloy metals; title: Scarce metals: base metals; title: Scarce metals: precious and specialty metals; title: Building and industrial material, chemical minerals, fertilizer, and gases; title: Building material and industrial minerals; title: Chemicals from evaporation of water and gaseous elements from air; title: Water and soil resources; title: The distribution and movement of water; title: Water quality, usage, and law; title: Soil as a resource; title: Appendix A: Table of elements; title: Appendix C: Common ore minerals; title: Appendix D: Energy and power conversion factors; title: Appendix E: U.S. primary drinking water standards; title: Appendix F: Geological time scale; title: Glossary; title: Index.