It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Environmental Science in Perspective by Thomas G. Spiro
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book, requiring little background in science, examines environmental concerns in four broad areas: energy, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. The authors provide scientific insight into such issues as: dwindling natural gas and petroleum resources; fission and fusion as energy sources; CO2 build-up and the green-house effect; automobile emission control; acid rain; toxic waste disposal; lead, mercury, and cadmium poisoning; and environmental links to cancer. The book presents both sides of these controversial issues in view of the science and technology involved. It provides the reader with a balanced understanding of todays environmental debates. (Problem sets are included and an answer manual is available.)
Environmental Science in Perspective by Thomas G. Spiro is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.
This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Environmental Science in Perspective aloud.
Environmental Science in Perspective is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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