Summary: | Recommended. Emphasizes the contributions that science and technology can make to the creation of a greener world. Science classes will find the examples cited intriguing.' -School Library Journal Mankind appears to be the source of all the most serious pollution threats to the planet and there are few branches of man's activity that do not contribute to the problem. There is no simple overall solution to reducing the pollution of our planet, but there are many small solutions. This program looks at many of them: a quick and easy way of assessing soil pollution; energy efficient power stations and traffic systems; farming in sympathy with nature; reducing pollution in manufacturing processes and waste disposal.
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