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100			_aMontgomery, Carla W.
245			_aEnvironmental geology. / _cCarla W. Montgomery
250			_a7 ed.
260			_aBoston: _bHigher Education, _c2006.
300			_axix,540 p.: _bill.; _c24cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: Foundations: An Overview of our planetary environment -- Rocks and minerals - a first look -- Internal precesses: Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Surface processes: Streams and flooding -- Coastal zones and processes -- Mass movement -- Geology and climate: Glaciers, deserts, and global climate trends -- Resources: Water as a resource -- Soil as a resource -- Mineral and rock resources -- Energy resources-fossil fuels -- Energy resources - alternative sources -- Waste disposal, pollution, and health: Waste disposal -- Water pollution -- Air pollution -- Other related topics: Environmental law -- Land-use planning and engineering geology -- Appendix A: Geologic time, geologic process rates -- Appendix B: Introduction to topographic and geologic maps -- Appendix C: Mineral and rock identification.
650			_aEnvironmental geology _xTextbooks.
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