The primary reference source of these note pages is:

Living in the Environment; Principles, Connections, and Solutions, 10th Edition
by: G. Tyler Miller, Jr.
Wadsworth Publishing Company
Belmont, California: 1998



Environmental Problems and Their Causes

History of Resource Use and Conservation

Science, Models, and Systems

Sustainable Energy

Nonrewable Energy

Geology

Matter and Energy, Resources: Types and Concepts

Matter and Energy: Radiation, Radon, Nuclear Waste

Approximate Midterm Exam

Climates

The Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming

Ozone Depletion & Ground Level Ozone

Clarifying the Ground Level Ozone

Water Pollution

Air Pollution

Oceans and pH

Elemental Cycling

Biodiversity and Ecosystems


Introduction to Environmental Science Home Page


Duquesne University Home Page


Acknowledgements