{"product_id":"earth-resources-and-environmental-impacts-isbn-9780470564912","title":"Earth Resources and Environmental Impacts","description":"\u003ci\u003eEarth Resources and Environmental Impacts\u003c\/i\u003e uses everyday examples and current issues to help readers understand how mineral, water and energy resources – and the impacts of their use and extraction – affect their daily lives. A historical perspective makes the material in this text fascinating by showing readers that the earth’s resources have always been fundamental to society, even as far back as the Stone Age. Environmental impacts and sustainable use of energy and mineral resources are emphasized. With the increase of public interest surrounding environmental impacts, readers will appreciate the knowledge gained from this text.  \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Earth Systems and Earth Materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Earth-System Science 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Earth Materials I—Minerals 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Earth Materials II—Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Mineral Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Ore Deposits and Mineral Exploration 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Abundant and Scarce Metal Resources 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Nonmetals and Industrial Minerals 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Environmental Impacts of Metal Resources 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Energy Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Energy Perspectives 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Carbon-Based Energy Resources 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Environmental Impacts of Carbon-Based Energy 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Noncarbon-Based Energy Resources 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Environmental Impacts of Noncarbon-Based Energy 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Freshwater Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Water Resources 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Environmental Impacts on Water Resources 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 529\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKieran O'Hara\u003c\/strong\u003e's research interests are in the areas of structural geology and geochemistry. Over the past several years research has focused on frictional heating processes during earthquakes and the effects it has on the rock record. This work centers on the geochemical and structural study of pseudotachylytes (frictional melts), and also on the effect of frictional heating on coal. A novel technique (O'Hara, 2004) has been developed using vitrinite reflectance in coal to estimate the paleo-stress on ancient seismogenic faults. A second area of interest is in ductile shear zones, especially the geochemical and finite strain changes in continental mylonite zones in the northern and southern Appalachians. Fluid inclusion research in tectonically deformed terranes is also a topic of current research (O'Hara and Becker, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989096644837,"sku":"NP9780470564912","price":104.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470564912.jpg?v=1761782781","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/earth-resources-and-environmental-impacts-isbn-9780470564912","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}