The Truth About Environmental Hazards

Contents......Page 4
List of Illustrations......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
How to Use This Book......Page 12
Enviornmental Hazards: A Part of Daily Life......Page 14
A-to-Z Entries......Page 24
Air Pollution......Page 26
Allergies......Page 30
Asbestos, Uses and Health Risks of......Page 35
Bacteria, Types and Importance of......Page 38
Carbon Monoxide......Page 43
Carcinogens, Sources and Dangers of......Page 47
Chemical Pollution, Causes and Hazards of......Page 54
Clean Water, Sources and Uses of......Page 57
Desertification, Causes and Effects of......Page 61
Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Dangers of......Page 66
Environmental Conservation, History and Benefits of......Page 69
Fires, Causes and Evironmental Dangers of......Page 73
Global Warming......Page 76
Groundwater, Sources and Use of......Page 82
Hazardous Waste Disposal......Page 85
Herbicides, Types, Uses, and Dangers of......Page 89
Hurricanes and Tornadoes......Page 94
Insecticides, Types, Uses, and Dangers of......Page 101
Landfills and Superfund Sites......Page 105
Lead Poisoning......Page 110
Nuclear Energy......Page 114
Oil Spills......Page 120
Ozone Layer......Page 125
Radiation......Page 131
Radon......Page 137
Rain Forests, Depletion of the......Page 143
Recycling......Page 148
Volcanic Activity......Page 153
Water Pollution......Page 159
Hotlines and Help Sites......Page 164
Glossary......Page 172
Index......Page 184