Chapter 1
Investigating the Environment
IN THIS CHAPTER
Applying a scientific approach
Studying environmental systems
Protecting natural resources
Reducing pollutants in the air and water
Looking forward to a sustainable future
In its simplest terms, environmental science is the study of the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the food you eat. But environmental scientists study so much of the natural world and the way humans interact with it that their studies spill over into many other fields. Whether you’re a student in a college course or someone who picked up this book to find out what environmental science is all about, you’ll find that the ideas in this book apply to your life.
Like any living creature, you depend on environmental resources. More importantly perhaps is the fact that humans, unlike other living creatures, have the ability to damage these resources with pollution and overuse. This chapter provides a quick overview of the environment, its systems, and its ...
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