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AUTHOR |
Desonie, Dana. |
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TITLE |
Atmosphere : air pollution and its effects / Dana Desonie. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. |
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DESCRIPTION |
xii, 194 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 25 cm. |
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SERIES |
Our fragile planet. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
What the atmosphere provides -- The gases and what they do -- The atmosphere: past and present -- The motions of the atmosphere -- Other factors that shape a region's climate -- Atmospheric behavior: the weather -- What makes the weather? -- Extreme weather -- Human influence on the atmosphere: local -- Air pollutants and air pollution -- Air pollution and the environment -- Air pollution and human health -- Acid rain -- Air pollution control -- The atmosphere above cities -- Human influence on the atmosphere: global -- Ozone loss in the stratosphere -- Climate change. |
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SUBJECT |
Atmosphere. |
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SUBJECT |
Meteorology. |
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SUBJECT |
Weather. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Geography. |
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ISBN |
9780816062133 (hbk.). |