Environmental StudiesPearson Education India, 2009 |
Contents
Definition Scope and Importance of Environmental Studies | 1 |
Natural Resources | 13 |
5 | 24 |
Ecosystem | 47 |
Biodiversity and its Conservation | 75 |
2 | 82 |
Environmental Pollution | 94 |
1 | 107 |
Field Work | 237 |
Model Question Papers | 249 |
Self Assessment Questions | 255 |
49 | 262 |
K K E 8 8888 | 270 |
Appendix I | 273 |
Appendix II | 276 |
Appendix III | 282 |
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acid rain agricultural air pollution animals aquatic areas arsenic atmosphere autotrophs bacteria biodiversity biogas biological biomedical waste biosphere carbon dioxide causes cent chemical Chipko Movement chlorine components concentration conservation contamination crop cycle dams depletion developed countries diseases e-waste earth earthquake ecological economic ecosystem effects emission endemic energy environment eutrophication ex-situ conservation filter food chain forest fossil fuels gases global Greenhouse ground water habitat hazardous waste hotspots human health hydrosphere Incineration increase India industrial land landfill landslides layer lithosphere method million National natural resources nitrogen noise nuclear nutrients ocean organic Orissa oxides oxygen ozone particulate matter pesticides pests plants plastic Pradesh present programmes protection radiation radioactive rain water harvesting recycling result rivers sample short note smog soil pollution solar solid waste sources species sulphur surface sustainable development temperature toxic treatment types waste water water bodies water pollution wildlife