ENV 210 - Pollution & Environment

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Description:

Pollution is one of the most important factors influencing the quality of life and the degradation of ecosystems. This course will focus on an overview of representative local, national, and global pollution problems. One emphasis of the course will be on the science and policy dimensions of the problems, but the course will also examine the economic and ethical dimensions as well. Examples of topics studied include: general principles and concepts of pollution, local human health and environmental risks, global climate change, high-level nuclear waste disposal, air pollution and the Clean Air Act, water pollution and the Clean Water Act, risks to human health and the environment from heavy metals and organic pollutants, relations between consumption of resources and pollution, and the role of science in environmental public policy and decision making.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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