Elements of a Sustainable World

by John Evans

Book Overview

We have 118 known chemical elements as our palette in our context of sustaining our world. Our context is considered in terms of the four spheres of the ancient world: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This book shows how chemical principles can be used to understand the pressures on our world, spanning from greenhouse emissions through freshwater supplies to energy generation and storage. The supply of the chemical elements is key to their contribution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198827849
• ISBN13: 9780198827849
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"