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ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

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Environment and Pollution: A Complete Curriculum Volume for Biology Education

Prof. Dr. Reyam Naji Ajmi & Asst. Prof. Rana Fadhil Abbas

A comprehensive two-book resource spanning the full scope of modern environmental science, from foundational ecology to advanced pollution remediation. Part One builds a rigorous theoretical foundation — ecosystem structure, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, population and community ecology — before turning to the science of pollution: air, water, soil, and solid-waste contamination, emerging contaminants, environmental toxicology, and cutting-edge tools including AI-driven environmental analysis, nanotechnology, and life-cycle assessment. Part Two puts theory into practice with a full laboratory curriculum of field and computational experiments, culminating in a capstone research project. Grounded throughout in both international standards (WHO, ISO) and the Iraqi regulatory context, this volume is designed as a complete teaching resource for Biology students and instructors alike.

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