Environmental Issues
by Malik, Sudha Sambyal
ISBN: 9789354612411
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2022
Price : Rs. 5795.00
Biblio : vi+164p
Author Profile
Dr. Sudha Sambyal Malik is graduate in Basic Sciences from CSKHPKV Palampur, Himachal Pradesh and postgraduate in Environmental Sciences from the same institute. She awarded Ph.D degree in Environmental Sciences from Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak, Haryana. She has qualified UGC - NET 2011 and 2012. She has published various research papers and review
articles in National and International journals of repute and book chapters in the field of Organic Agriculture and Environmental Biotechnol
About The Book
Due to the ever increasing demands of human beings there is an additional requirement of understanding environmental issues related to human activities, and their effect on the planet. The need to protect the environment seems frequently in conflict with the need to feed the ever growing population, to supply the energy to the industries, transportation and fueling other needs. The present textbook begins with the basic knowledge of environmental issues.
The aim of the book is to present an out
Table of Contents
Preface v
Foreword vii
1. Ozone Layer Depletion 1
2. Green House Effect 9
3. Population Growth 17
4. Industrialisation 23
5. Urbanization 27
6. Environmental Impact of Agriculture 33
7. Desertification 39
8. Wetlands and their Conservation 47
9. Eutrophication 53
10. Environmental Effect of Mining 63
11. Wasteland Reclamation 71
12. Deforestation 77
13. Air Pollution 85
14. Soil Pollution 101
15. Soil Erosion 117
16. Insecticide & Pesticide Pollution 127
17. Water Pollutio
