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  • The Art of Balancing Soil Nutrients

    by William McKibben ...
    A practical guide to interpreting soil test results for farmers and other stewards of the earth wanting to understand what nutrients are available to plants and learn how to more effectively grow crops, turfgrass and other plants. This book, written by an experienced soil consultant, gives real-world advice about how to decipher the jungle of numbers found on soil and water test reports and shows ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The System of the World

    Newton's Vision of the Universe Explained

    by Isaac Newton ...
    Intellectual, precise, and historically significant, The System of the World presents Isaac Newton's explanation of the physical universe and its governing laws. Written to clarify the principles behind his groundbreaking scientific discoveries, the book offers insight into motion, gravity, and cosmic order. Revered as a cornerstone of scientific thought, it reveals the reasoning that shaped ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Albrecht on Soil Balancing

    by William Albrecht, Charles Walters ...
    Series Book 7 - Albrecht Papers
    This collection of essays reveals a carefully organized and convincing explanation by Albrecht about the interconnection between soil, plants and animals – that everything is related to everything else. In these papers Albrecht reveals the importance of the balance equation, that it isn’t enough to have nutrient to soil connections, it is the ratio of one element to another that counts. Albrecht’s ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Understanding Vineyard Soils

    by Robert White ...
    Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape growers and winemakers. Stripped of scientific jargon, Understanding Vineyard Soils ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Medea Hypothesis

    Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

    by Peter Ward ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. This stands in stark contrast to James Lovelock's Gaia ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Biological Farmer

    A Complete Guide to the Sustainable and Profitable Biological System of Farming

    by Gary Zimmer ...
    Biological farming does not mean less production; it means eliminating obstacles to healthy, efficient production. It is a safe and sustainable system designed to keep production up. Once the chemical, physical and biological properties of the soil are in balance, you can expect optimal outputs, even in bad years. Biological farming improves the environment, reduces erosion, reduces disease and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Persistent Pollution – Past, Present and Future

    School of Environmental Research - Organized by Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht

    Edited by Markus Quante, Ralf Ebinghaus, Götz Flöser ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book evolved from the 5th School of Environmental Research entitled„Persistent Pollution – Past, Present and Future", which has set a focus on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), heavy metals and aerosols.-reconstruction of past changes based on the scientific analysis of natural archives such as ice cores and peat deposits,-evaluation of the present environmental state by the integration ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Sedimentary Rocks in the Field

    A Practical Guide

    by Maurice E. Tucker ...
    Series Book 38 - Geological Field Guide
    This fourth edition builds on the success of previous editions and for the first time is produced in full colour throughout with improved photos and diagrams. It retains its popular pocket size and is an essential buy for all students working in the field.The text shows how sedimentary rocks are tackled in the field and has been written for all those with a geological background. It describes how ... Read more

    $57.00 USD

  • Toxic Bodies

    Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES

    by Nancy Langston ...
    In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Although researchers knew that DES caused cancer and disrupted sexual development, doctors prescribed it for millions of women, initially for menopause and then ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Polymers - Opportunities and Risks I

    General and Environmental Aspects

    Edited by Peter Eyerer ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Since their first industrial use polymers have gained a tremendous success. The two volumes of "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks" elaborate on both their potentials and on the impact on the environment arising from their production and applications. Volume 11 "Polymers - Opportunities and Risks I: General and Environmental Aspects" is dedicated to the basics of the engineering of polymers – ... Read more

    $287.09 USD

  • Chemical Evolution

    The Biological System of the Elements

    by Bernd Markert, Stefan Fränzle, Simone Wünschmann ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book is written for researchers and students interested in the function and role of chemical elements in biological or environmental systems. Experts have long known that the Periodic System of Elements (PSE) provides only an inadequate chemical description of elements of biological, environmental or medicinal importance. This book explores the notion of a Biological System of the Elements ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments

    Volume 3: Terrestrial, Algal, and Siliceous Indicators

    Edited by John P. Smol, H.J. Birks, William M. Last ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    John P. Smol is a professor in the Biology Department at Queen's University (Canada), with a cross-appointment at the School of Environmental Studies. He co-directs the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL). Professor Smol is co-editor of the Journal of Paleolimnology and holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change. William M. Last is a professor in the ... Read more

    $152.09 USD