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Published by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources, this material examines environmental problems and issues related to energy and contamination such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste management. Explores relationships between environmental issues and society. Sustainable development is a dominant theme. Laboratory activities include an evaluation of energy resources, using wetlands for wastewater treatment, using aerial photography to assess land use changes, the impacts of mining, and a capstone field trip to a U.S. Forest Service experimental forest.
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