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SECTION III ENERGY AND MATERIALS 387
Chapter 8 Energy 391
Size and Sources of Contemporary Energy Use 393
Growth and Change in Energy Flows 396
Energy Resources: Supplies, Depletion, Limits 400
Energy Technology 411
Energy Use and Conservation 489
Perspectives on the Energy Problem 498
Chapter 9 Materials 515
Materials Use: Flows and Stocks 516
Prospects for New Mineral Supplies 522
Augmenting Resources: Recycling, Substitution,
Low-Grade Ores 		525
Conclusions 530
SECTION IV UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL
DISRUPTION 		535
Chapter 10 Direct Assaults on Well-Being 541
Air Pollution 542
Water Pollution 556
Pesticides and Related Compounds 561
Trace Metals 567
Fluorides 575
Chemical Mutagens 575
Ionizing Radiation 579
The Environment and Cancer 586
Noise Pollution 596
The Work Environment 597
Geological Hazards 600
The Human Environment 601
The Epidemiological Environment 606
Chapter 11 Disruption of Ecological Systems 621
Modifying Ecosystems 623
Pollutants in Ecosystems 629
Atmosphere and Climate 672
Thermonuclear Warfare 690
Ecological Accounting 691

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Publication Information: Book Title: Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment. Contributors: Paul R. Ehrlich - author, Anne H. Ehrlich - author, John P. Holdren - author. Publisher: W. H. Freeman. Place of Publication: San Francisco. Publication Year: 1977. Page Number: ix.
    
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