![]() This leads the reader to feel that there is no place for nuclear power in the worlds energy portfolio. Furthermore, for nuclear energy the authors only discuss light water reactors and the environmental issues with nuclear. Also, in the non-renewable energy chapter I would like to see some information on tar sands. Some of the data is from 2015 and a lot has changed since then especially with renewable energy. I would like to see an updated version with more recent statistics. Much of the environmental issues we are currently experiencing are related to these topics (i.e global pandemic, soil degradation and food shortages, and plastic pollution) Finally, there should be chapters on soils, agriculture, environment and human health, and municipal and hazardous waste. Additionally, ecosystems and ecosystem services and biodiversity should be covered more in depth in a separate chapter. Economics and environmental science are deeply connected and the authors should go more in depth on this topic. For example Economics, environment, and public policy should be its own chapter. ![]() However, I would like to see the topics covered in the introductory chapter expanded upon and be individual chapters. Overall the book is well written and the topics covered are covered adequately for an introduction environmental science class. Reviewed by Matthew Eick, Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry and Environmental Science, Virginia Tech on 5/17/22 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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