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Details the sources and control of indoor pollutants, and major indoor pollution laws and regulations, and provides information on associations, government organizations, and reference sources (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Miller, E. Willard, Miller, Ruby M.

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The culture and economy of Pennsylvania have been developing for more than 300 years. As a consequence, human activities have evolved from those based on primary occupations in the eighteenth century to the manufacturing economy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the tertiary functions of the late twentieth century. With each major change in economic structure the geographic patterns also changed. The Geography of Pennsylvania charts those changes and provides a spatial analysis of each key geographic function taking place in the state. This book will be an indispensable reference for those who want to understand the factors that shaped Pennsylvania into the dynamic society it is today.

Looks at the history of energy consumption, discusses fossil fuels and renewable energy sources, and provides information on pertinent laws, regulations, and organizations

Product Description: From its origin in 1859 when earth science courses were first offered in the agricultural program, to the establishment of the School of Mines in 1890 with its single major in mining engineering, to the creation of a College of Mineral Industries by Dean Edward Steidle in the 1930s, and up to the present as a comprehensive College dedicated to the study of the entire earth, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences of The Pennsylvania State University has been at the cutting edge in advancing knowledge...read more

An extensive bibliography is included in a treatise on the importance of water, law and regulations regarding water use, and a directory of organizations concerned with the water problem

Assesses the extent of the hazardous waste problem, looks at laws and legislation, and includes a directory of government organizations

Describes laws and regulations dealing with radioactive waste, lists pertinent organizations, and provides an annotated bibliography