Strange, Cordelia.
Summary: Discusses water pollution, including how drinking water becomes polluted, how it affects one's health and the environment, and what is being done to prevent it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AlphaHouse Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7394 STRAmson-Bradshaw, Georgia
Summary: "Many kids already understand that recycling and not littering are ways to help cut down on waste and pollution. But many don't know how what they use and buy impact the environment. From vehicle emissions to agricultural runoff, the main content of this book explains many kinds of waste and pollution and how it can affect the planet. Age-appropriate details and tips teach young readers how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 333.72 AMSKaye, Cathryn Berger
Summary: "With updated statistics, facts, and real-life stories, this second edition educates teens about Earth's water crisis and gives them tools and inspiration to transform their ideas into action as they plan and take meaningful action to protect and restore our planet's water system"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 577.7 KAYPêgo, Ana
Summary: "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Kids 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.738 PEGLowe, Alexander
Summary: "Readers will learn about the causes and effects of pollution through colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics. Book also includes a glossary, index, suggested books and websites, and a bibliography"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Envi Info LoweRohde, Marie G.
Summary: From the atmosdragon causing global warming to the smogosaurus polluting our air, real-life environmental monsters are everywhere! Discover how planet-destroying monsters survive. Learn their weaknesses. Then join the fight to vanquish the beasts and save our planet!
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Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 ROHSummary: Examines the problem of nuclear waste and offers opposing viewpoints on the topic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GEM Publications 1990
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Summary: "Readers will learn about the importance, limited availability, and wide-spread pollution of clean water through colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics. Book also includes a glossary, index, suggested books and websites, and a bibliography"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Envi Info GillesLondon, Martha
Summary: It's up to people to put an end to climate change. But there are many things that must be done before climate change will slow. Stopping Climate Change examines the many ways people must act to stop greenhouse gas emissions, from watching their diets to adding green spaces to cities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.738 LONCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J363.738 LONVogel, Carole Garbuny.
Summary: Looks at the impact of humans on the oceans of the world, including pollution, coastal development, overpopulation, and overfishing, and discusses the effects on the oceans and the wildlife that live in the oceans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9164 VOGWilson, Seán Michael
Summary: "Tells the story of Minamata disease, a debilitating and sometimes fatal condition caused by the Chisso chemical factory's careless release of methylmercury into the waters of the coastal community of Minamata in southern Japan. First identified in 1956, it became a hot topic in Japan in the 1970s and 80s, growing into an iconic struggle between people versus corporations and government...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Bridge Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.9 WILConklin, Christina
Summary: "A heavily illustrated book and narrative about the threat of rising sea levels around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.45 CONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.45 CONCribb, Julian
Summary: "Every person on our home planet is affected by a worldwide deluge of man-made chemicals and pollutants - most of which have never been tested for safety. Our chemical emissions are six times larger than our total greenhouse gas emissions. They are in ourfood, our water, the air we breathe, our homes and workplaces, the things we use each day. This universal poisoning affects our minds, our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.736 CRIEklöf, Johan
Summary: "In the tradition of Why We Sleep and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent and insightful look at the hidden impact of light pollution, and a passionate appeal to cherish natural darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. How much light is too much light? Satellite pictures show our planet as a brightly glowing orb, and in our era of constant illumination,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7 EKLRapp, Valerie.
Summary: Describes the mixture of gases that make up air, the different ways in which air becomes polluted, and the various efforts being made around the world to clean it up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7392 RAPBakker, Karen J.
Summary: "When we think of animal sound we tend to think about birds or other highly sonic animals. However, scientists are learning that a much wider range of animals, and even plants, use sound, and they are figuring this out with the help of AI and other digital technologies. This book tells the stories of scientists who are using these digital technologies to decode the hidden world of nonhuman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 BAKFridell, Ron.
Summary: Discusses the pollution and conservation of water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7394 FRIBrown, Kate (Kathryn L.)
Summary: "A chilling expos©♭ of the international effort to minimize the health and environmental consequences of nuclear radiation in the wake of Chernobyl. Governments and journalists tell us that though Chernobyl was "the worst nuclear disaster in history," a reassuringly small number of people died (44), and nature recovered. Yet, drawing on a decade of fine-grained archival research and interviews...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.17 BROJensen, Derrick
Summary: A piercing, impassioned guide to living a truly responsible life on earth. Human waste, once considered a gift to the soil, has become toxic material that has broken the essential cycle of decay and regeneration. Here, writer Derrick Jensen and activist Aric McBay weave historical analysis and beautiful prose to remind us that life--human and nonhuman--will not go on unless we do everything we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 JENKlucas, Gillian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7384 KLUO'Brien, Keith
Summary: "From the New York Times best-selling journalist, the staggering, hidden story of an unlikely band of mothers who discovered the deadly secret of Love Canal, and exposed one of America's most devastating environmental disasters. Lois Gibbs, Luella Kenny and Barbara Quimby thought they had found a slice of the American dream when they and their families moved onto the quiet streets of Love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 O'BRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.738 OBRAttenborough, David
Summary: In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, an award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020