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Sawyer, James W. – Environment, 1978
Discusses air and water pollution problems resulting from sulfur in the environment. (MDR)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chemical Reactions, Environmental Research, Environmental Standards
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Calabrese, Edward J.; Tuthill, Robert W. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1977
Discusses the contamination of drinking water supplies from highway salt applications. The toxicological and epidemiological literature indicates, at present, only that sodium in the diet is a factor in hypertension and general human ill-health. (MR)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Hypertension, Information Dissemination
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Juranek, Dennis D. – Journal of School Health, 1977
Research into the epidemiology of lice indicates that infestation is uncommon in blacks, more common in females than males, significantly higher in low income groups, and transmission is by way of articles of clothing. (JD)
Descriptors: Environmental Research, Health Education, Human Body, Hygiene
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Shinn, Eugene A. – Oceanus, 1988
Describes some of the ancient geologic history of the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West including the effects of glaciers, sea level rise, reef distribution, spurs and grooves, backstepping and ecological zonation, growth rates and erosion. Predicts future changes in this area. (CW)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Geology
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Bass, Bernard M.; Bass, Ruth – American Psychologist, 1976
Among the issues discussed are the following: occupational level and work satisfaction, occupational structure and the environment; ecology and organizational and personnel psychology, and the influence of ecological factors. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research
Hardy, Clifford A.; Fox, Norris D. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1976
The study examined: (1) whether or not there was a positive relationship between environmental attitudes and environmental knowledge, and (2) how any relationship that might exist varied among student sub-groups. The "Environmental Knowledge and Attitude Inventory" was administered to 75 rural, 120 suburban, and 102 inner city high school…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Environmental Research, High School Students, Knowledge Level
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Beck, Robert J.; Wood, Denis – Environment and Behavior, 1976
This study formulates an empirically derived model of the cognitive transformation of information from urban geographic fields to map representation. It appears that four variables (subject, touring, environmental, map) all contribute to levels of map performance. (BT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Environmental Education, Environmental Research
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O'Leary, Brian – Chemical and Engineering News, 1973
Criticizes the rapidly escalating expenditures in space exploration and suggests the establishment of a moderate unmanned space program in place of the space shuttle in an effort to allocate enough budget for energy research and pollution control. (CC)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Budgeting, Depleted Resources, Environmental Research
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Insel, Paul M.; Moos, Rudolph H. – American Psychologist, 1974
Discusses the importance of knowing the psychological environment of individuals in order to plan effective social change. (SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Design Requirements, Ecological Factors, Ecology
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Kohuth, Barbara J.; Marsh, Boyd T. – Educational Leadership, 1973
The need for a systematized curriculum of environmental education is explored as it relates to student learning experience. (RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Environmental Education
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Compton, Norma H. – Journal of Home Economics, 1972
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Education
Marks, Edmond – J Educ Psychol, 1970
A sizeable portion of the variances and convariances of judgments on the actual environment can be accounted for by four perceptual spaces. Cue utilization and stimulus sampling models appear to offer a fruitful approach to environmental assessment. (DG)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitudes, College Environment, College Freshmen
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Pyron, Bernard – Environment and Behavior, 1972
Description of a study conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, in which building form and diversity of space arrangement, as perceived by the subjects, were reported. Judgmental and attitude responses and implications for psychological health also are discussed. (LK)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Environment
Johnson, Charles W.; Johnson, Gertrude – Library College Journal, 1971
Nineteen books on the biosocial problem of territoriality as a behavioral pattern are reviewed. (MF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anthropology, Biological Influences, Environment
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Ritterbush, Philip C. – Minerva, 1971
Responsibility for environmental problems lies with scientists and academic intellectuals who have neglected to do broad research over the broad range of human ecology. (IR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
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