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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
FOR A CHANGING WORLD
SECOND EDITION
SUSAN KARR
Carson-Newman University
JENEEN INTERLANDI
Science Writer
ANNE HOUTMAN
California State University, Bakersfield
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957697
ISBN-13: 978-1-4641-6220-6
ISBN-10: 1-4641-6220-4
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