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008			120713s2014 mauab b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781449632342 (pbk.)
041			_aEnglish
042			_apcc
082	0	0	_a333.7 _223 _bWAL
100	1		_aWalther, John.
245	1	0	_aEarth's natural resources / _cJohn V. Walther.
260			_aBurlington, MA : _bJones & Bartlett Learning, _cc2014.
300			_axxii, 428 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
505			_aChapter 1 Understanding the Earth's Natural Resources: An Introduction _tPart 1 Energy Resources Chapter 2 Petroleum Chapter 3 Natural Gas, Coal, and Related Resources Chapter 4 Alternative Energy Resources Chapter 5 Nuclear Power _tPart 2 Metals Chapter 6 Abundant Metals Chapter 7 Scarce Metals: Ferro-Alloy Metals Chapter 8 Scarce Metals: Base Metals Chapter 9 Scarce Metals: Precious and Specialty Metals _tPart 3 Building and Industrial Material, Chemical Minerals, Fertilizer, and Gases Chapter 10 Building Material and Industrial Minerals Chapter 11 Chemicals from Evaporation of Water and Gaseous Elements from Air _tPart 4 Water and Soil Resources Chapter 12 The Distribution and Movement of Water Chapter 13 Water Quality, Usage, and Law Chapter 14 Soil as a Resource
650		0	_aNatural resources.
942			_2ddc _cTB
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg