20 Fun Facts About Earth's Resources

20 Fun Facts About Earth's Resources
Author: Sarah Machajewski
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1538211807

"Geothermal heat, made by the disintegration of the radioactive atoms in Earth's core, is not a subject young readers often get to learn about. Heavy metals and solar energy, two topics that are constantly appearing in technology news today, are typically left for more advanced readers to discover and understand. By using accessible yet exciting language and bold, colorful photography and art, this book lets young readers explore a plethora of fascinating yet digestible facts about what our planet naturally provides and how we harness it."

20 Things You Didn't Know about Geology

20 Things You Didn't Know about Geology
Author: DOUG. BRADLEY
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781538389744

Geology isn't just the study of Earth and its history. It's the study of volcanoes, earthquakes, diamonds, gold, fossils, and glaciers! Inside this detailed guide, readers will learn about these topics and a lot more. Information is presented in a series of fascinating geological facts that are sure to capture readers' attention. Dazzling photographs of Earth and its many resources help draw in readers and aid in reader comprehension.

Geopolitics of Oil

Geopolitics of Oil
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1980
Genre: Energy policy
ISBN:

Alaska Natural Resource Issues

Alaska Natural Resource Issues
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1146
Release: 1979
Genre: National parks and reserves
ISBN:

U.S./India Energy Cooperation

U.S./India Energy Cooperation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2006
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Waste

Waste
Author: Trevor M. Letcher
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 803
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 012815442X

Waste: A Handbook for Management, Second Edition, provides information on a wide range of hot topics and developing areas, such as hydraulic fracturing, microplastics, waste management in developing countries, and waste-exposure-outcome pathways. Beginning with an overview of the current waste landscape, including green engineering, processing principles and regulations, the book then outlines waste streams and treatment methods for over 25 different types of waste and reviews best practices and management, challenges for developing countries, risk assessment, contaminant pathways and risk tradeoffs. With an overall focus on waste recovery, reuse, prevention and lifecycle analysis, the book draws on the experience of an international team of expert contributors to provide reliable guidance on how best to manage wastes for scientists, managers, engineers and policymakers in both the private and public sectors. Covers the assessment and treatment of different waste streams in a single book Provides a hands-on report on each type of waste problem as written by an expert in the field Highlights new findings and evolving problems in waste management via discussion boxes