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Acid rain / by Morgan, Sally,1957-(CARDINAL)318642;
Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.The problem -- The water cycle -- Acids and alkalis -- Acid rain forms -- Spread by wind -- Soil and water -- Dying trees -- Dying lakes -- Damaged stone -- Air pollution -- Cutting pollution -- Fighting the acid -- What can we do? -- Fact file -- Glossary.Describes the causes of acid rain, its harmful effects, and efforts being made to solve this environmental problem.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Acid rain;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Great garden fix-its : organic remedies for everything from aphids to weeds / by Bucks, Christine.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-208).
Subjects: Garden pests; Organic gardening.; Plant diseases.; Plants, Protection of.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Degradation of the land / by Cherrington, Mark.(CARDINAL)364610;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.Examines the problem of land degradation through erosion and deforestation, discussing how these processes occur and what effects they have.
Subjects: Deforestation; Land degradation; Soil conservation; Soil degradation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Plants to the rescue! : the plants, trees, and fungi that are solving some of the world's biggest problems / by Baliga, Vikram,author.(CARDINAL)872786; Lambert, Brian(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)872787;
Includes index.Ready to dig into the world of plants? -- The challenges -- Beating the heat -- What is a plant? -- Filling our plates -- Super plant: banana -- Our friend, algae -- Super seeds -- Spinach emails -- Power plants -- Super plant: funky fungi -- The clean-up crew -- Glow in the dark -- Cactus bags -- Making new plants -- Super plant: aloe vera -- Save our soil! -- No soil, no problem -- Plants in space -- Make it rain -- Cleaning the air -- Beware the fertilizer -- Natural growing -- Super plant: beet -- Ancient farmers -- Save the prairies! -- In praise of wood -- Super plant: bamboo -- Living bridges -- Greener cities -- Pollinator highway -- Nature's power -- Get well soon -- Top of the crops -- What can you do? -- Looking to the future -- Glossary."Discover all of the amazing ways plants, trees, and fungi are helping to solve some of the world's biggest problems in this book by plant scientist Dr. Vikram Baliga"--Ages 8-10Grades 2-3IG1030L
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Picture books.; Plants; Plant ecology; Plants;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Miracle cure : the creation of antibiotics and the birth of modern medicine / by Rosen, William,1955-2016,author.(CARDINAL)339811;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-342) and index.Prologue: five and a half grams -- All the worse for the fishes -- Patience, skill, luck, and money -- Play with microbes -- The people's department -- To see the problem clearly -- Man of the soil -- Satans into seraphs -- The little stranger -- Disturbing proportions -- Epilogue : the adaptability of the chemist.As late as the 1930s, virtually no drug intended for sickness did any good; doctors could set bones, deliver babies, and offer palliative care. That all changed in less than a generation with the discovery and development of a new category of medicine known as antibiotics. By 1955, the age-old evolutionary relationship between humans and microbes had been transformed, trivializing once-deadly infections. William Rosen captures this revolution with all its false starts, lucky surprises, and eccentric characters. He explains why, given the complex nature of bacteria—and their ability to rapidly evolve into new forms—the only way to locate and test potential antibiotic strains is by large-scale, systematic, trial-and-error experimentation. Organizing that research needs large, well-funded organizations and businesses, and so our entire scientific-industrial complex, built around the pharmaceutical company, was born.
Subjects: Antibacterial agents; Medicine; Antibiotics;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Making our food sustainable / by Mason, Paul,1967-author.(CARDINAL)637814;
What is sustainable food? -- Fair trade -- Where is your food from? -- How does your food reach you? -- Growing food -- Seasonal food -- Protecting the soil -- Biodiversity -- Organic food -- Meat and vegetables -- The slippery problem of fish -- Food and water -- Wasted food.Includes bibliographical references and index.How can eating better ourselves improve life for everyone on the planet? This intriguing title combines images and infographics to help explain how choosing foods that don't have to be shipped long distances, don't add to world pollution, and are not in danger of running out helps to ensure the world's food supply. Close-up boxes and case studies illustrate relevant examples of topics such as soil protection, organic vs industrial farming, and overfishing.880L
Subjects: Food industry and trade; Sustainable agriculture; Food supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Environmental science fair projects using water, feathers, sunlight, balloons, and more / by Rybolt, Thomas R.(CARDINAL)746738; Mebane, Robert C.(CARDINAL)746175;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.Safety first -- Air-our amazing atmosphere: Oxygen from photosynthesis -- Melting ice -- Particles in the air -- Removing dust from air -- Greenhouse effect and global warming -- Water-the liquid of life: Cycle of water -- Purifying water -- Exploring acid rain -- Blooming algae -- Plants and salty water -- Soil-pieces of earth: Layers and types of soil -- Recipe for soil -- Acidity of soil -- Erosion-here today and gone tomorrow -- Pollution-problems of waste -- Oil spills-a messy problem -- Plants and air pollutants -- Plants and acid rain -- Effect of acid rain on materials -- Weather and air quality -- Energy resources-renewable and sustainable: Sun power -- Electricity from sunlight -- Electricity from wind -- Heat from decaying grass clippings -- Further reading -- Internet addresses -- Index.
Subjects: Environmental sciences; Science projects;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Land / by Haswell, Arthur.(CARDINAL)701032;
Examines major environmental issues surrounding land, giving examples of attempts to solve global problems and sources for more information.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ecology; Environmental degradation; Environmental policy; Human ecology; Nature; Soil ecology; Soil erosion;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of organic gardening / by Pears, Pauline.(CARDINAL)667569; Henry Doubleday Research Association.(CARDINAL)683273; Rodale Press.(CARDINAL)148263;
Subjects: Organic gardening.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The soil and health : a study of organic agriculture / by Howard, Albert,Sir,1873-1947.(CARDINAL)770813;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The operations of nature -- Systems of agriculture -- The maintenance of soil fertility in Great Britain -- Industrialism and the profit motive -- The intrusion of science -- Some diseases of the soil -- The diseases of crops -- Disease and health in livestock -- Soil fertility and human health -- The nature of disease -- Origins and scope of the problem -- The Indore process and its reception by the farming and gardening worlds -- The reception of the Indore process by the scientists -- A final survey.
Subjects: Organic farming.; Organic gardening.; Plant diseases.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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