Man and his physical environment readings in environmental geology. - McKenzie, Garry D.; Utgard, Russell O. (Minneapolis Burgess Pub. Co., 1972)
Preface -- Part One. Introduction and Viewpoints -- 1. Controlling the Geologic environment for Human Welfare / G. B. Oakeshott -- 2. The Future of Man's environment / R. W. Lamson -- 3. A Geologist Views the Environment / J. C. Frye -- 4. Man's Use of the Environment: The Need for Ecological Guidelines / R. O. Slatyer -- 5. Nobody Ever dies of Overpopulation / G. Hardin -- Part Two. Geologic Hazards -- Earthquakes: 6. Earthquake "Briefs" / U.S. Geological Survey -- 7. Fifth Anniversary of Alaska Earthquake / U.S. Geological Survey -- 8. Beneficial Effects of Alaska Earthquake / E. B. Eckel -- 9. Earthquake Prediction and Control May Be Possible / U.S. Geological Survey -- Floods: 10. Hydrology for Urban Land Planning / L. B. Leopold -- 11. December 1964, a 400-Year Flood in Northern California / E. J. Helley and V. C. LaMache, Jr. -- 12. Hazardous Dams in Missouri / Missouri Mineral Industry News -- 13. Channelization: A Case Study / J. W. Emerson -- Mass Movement: 14. Landslides / D. M. Morton and R. Streitz -- 15. Some Estimates of the Thermal Effects of a Heated Pipeline in Permafrost / A. H. Lachenbruch -- Subsidence: 16. Land Subsidence Due to Withdrawal of Fluids / J. F. Poland and G. H. Davis -- 17. Subsidence--A Real or Imaginary Problem? / A. E. Vandale -- Part Three. Environmental Health: Geologic Aspects -- 18. Medical Geology / H. V. Warren and R. Delavault -- 19. Minor Metals of the Geochemical Environment, Health and Disease / H. L. Cannon and H. C. Hopps -- 20. No Thing Is Without Poison / W. A. Pettyjohn -- 21. Geographical and Geochemical relationships of Trace Elements to Health and Disease / E. J. Underwood -- Part Four. Waste Disposal -- 22. Geologic Considerations in Disposal of Solid Municipal Wastes in Texas / P. T. Flawn, L. J. Turk, and C. H. Leach -- 23. Reviving the Great Lakes / J. R. Sheaffer -- 24. Ocean Dumping: A National Policy / Council on Environmental Quality -- Nuclear Wastes -- 25. A Nuclear Graveyard / Newsweek -- 26. Radioactive wastes in Salt Mines -- 27. Subsurface Geology at the Proposed Site of the National Radioactive Waste Repository at Lyons, Kansas / E. D. Goebel -- 28. Problems of Heat Transfer at the Lyons, Kansas Site / J. Halepaska -- 29. Energy Storage in Salt and its Effect on Waste Disposal Sites / E. J. Zeller -- 30. Nuclear Waste: Kansas Riled by AEC Plans for Atom Dump / C. Holden -- Disposal Wells -- 31. Disposal of Liquid Wastes by Injection Underground / A. M. Piper -- 32. Design of Disposal Wells / J. H. Marsh -- 33. Disposal of Wastes: Examples from Illinois / R. E. Bergstrom -- Ground Water Contamination -- 34. Manmade Contamination Hazards / P. H. McGauhey -- 35. Effects of Mine Drainage on Ground Water / G. H. Emrich and G. L. Merritt -- Part Five. Resources and Conservation -- Mineral Resources -- 36. Conservation of Minerals / C. K. Leith -- 37. Our Inexhaustible Resources / E. Holman -- 38. Conservation, Geology, and Mineral Resources / P. T. Flawn -- 39. Realities of Mineral Distribution / P. E. Cloud, Jr. -- 40. Can Our Conspicuous Consumption of Natural Resources Be Cyclic? / Leallyn B. Clapp -- 41. The U.S. Resource Outlook: Quantity and Quality / H. H. Landsberg -- 42. Progress in the Exploration and Exploitation of Hard Minerals from the Seabed / V. E. McKelvey -- 43. Implications of Geologic and Economic Factors to Seabed Resource Allocation, Development, and Management / V. E. McKelvey -- Geothermal Energy -- 44. Briefs on Geothermal Energy / U.S. Geological Survey -- 45. Resources of Geothermal Energy and Their Utilization / D. E. White -- 46. The Salton-Mexicali Geothermal Province / J. B. Koenig -- Some Environmental Considerations of Resource Utilization -- 47. Nature, Not Only Man, Degrades Environment / U.S. Geological Survey -- 48. Restoration of a Terrestrial Environment--The Surface Mine -- 49. Planning and Engineering Design of Surface Coal Mines: Land Reclamation / J. Crowl and L. E. Sawyer -- 50. Current Research Trends in Mined-Land Conservation and Utilization / G. Don Sullivan -- 51. Cost of Reclamation and Mine Drainage Abatement--Elkins Demonstration Project / R. B. Scott, R. D. Hill, and R. C. Wilmoth -- 52. Potential Ill Effects of Subsea Mineral Exploitation and Measures to Prevent Them / V. E. McKelvey -- Part Six. Geology and Regional Planning -- 53. Environmental Geology and the coast--Rationale for Land-use Planning / P. T. Flawn, W. L. Fisher, and L. F. Brown, Jr. -- 54. Put Hydrogeology into Planning / D. A. Sommers -- 55. Flood Information for Flood-plain Planning / C. D. Bue -- 56. Evaluation of De Kalb County Area for Solid-Waste Disposal and General Construction / D. L. Gross -- 57. Land: Making Room for Tomorrow / J. Lear -- Part Seven. Environmental Programs -- 58. The Present is the Key to the Future / A. G. Everett -- 59. Education for Environmental Geology / W. R. Dickinson -- 60. Environment: Preparing for the Crunch / C. L. Wilson -- 61. Environmental Education and Citizen Responsibility / Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality -- 62. Environmental Science: Challenge for the Seventies / National Science Board -- Appendix I. The Geologic Time Chart -- Appendix II. Mathematical Information -- Appendix III. Glossary of Selected Environmental and Geologic Terms.
Includes bibliographies.
Keywords: Pollution; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental policy; Geology