Subsections
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- Thinking about Environmental Science, Evolution of Earth's Systems,
Big Bang to the Present, Evolution of Atmosphere and Life
- Biogeochemical Cycles: Global Carbon Cycle, Global Hydrological Cycle,
Earth's Elemental Reservoirs
- Global Systems and Energy Flow, Ecosystem Productivity, Human
Population, Energy , Fossil Fuels, Renewable Sources of Energy,
Nuclear Energy
- Biomes, Landscapes, Ecosystems, Tropical Rain Forests, Forests and
Fires, Wastelands, Fisheries
- Earth's Climate: Radiation balance, Albedo: Particles and Clouds,
Greenhouse Effect, International Agreements on Greenhouse Gases
- Atmosphere : Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Atmosphere and
Ocean Circulation, Global Change of Atmospheric Composition,
Anthropogenic impacts on the atmosphere: Tropospheric Ozone,
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion, Photochemical Smog
- Air pollution : Pollutants and their Effects, Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur
Dioxide, Particles (PM 2.5 and PM 10), Nitrogen Oxides and VOCs,
Emission Control, Reformulated Gasoline
- Biosphere: Nitrogen Cycle and Food Production, Fertilizer and Green
Revolution, Nutrition: Energy and Calories, Protein, Minerals and
Vitamins, Antioxidants
- Water Pollution and Water Treatment: Point and Nonpoint Sources of
Pollution, Regulation of Water Quality, Water and Sewage Treatment,
Health hazards
- Toxic Chemicals, Acute and Chronic Toxicity, Toxic Metals, Persistent
Organic Pollutants in the Environment, Cancer Incidence and Testing
- Pesticides in the Environment, Herbicides, Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs), GM Plants, BT Brinjal Controversy
- Sustainability and the Future, Selected Case Studies of Environmental
Disasters, Glimpses of Field Work in Environmental Science,
- D. B. Botkin and E. A. Keller, Earth As a Living Planet, 08th
edition, John Wiley & Sons (2010).
- T. Spiro and W. Stigliani, Chemistry of the Environment,
Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers (2002).
- D. J. Jacob, Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry, Princeton
University Press (1999).
- S. S. D. Qin et. al. (eds.), IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report,
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of
Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press
(2007).
