In the updated printing of the fifth edition, we introduce "GeoScientists at Work", boxed readings by guest authors who bring in their own expertise and perspectives on environmental geology, with new examples, case histories, and concepts.

3.1 Plate Tectonics and Continental Accretion by Robert D. Merrill, California State University

4.1 Measuring Magnitude by James Repka, Saddleback College

4.2 Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Peter Malin, Duke University

5.2 Volcanic Ash and Airplanes: Why the Problem? by Sam Swanson, University of Georgia

6.3 Streams and Flooding by James E. Bugh, SUNY at Cortland

6.4 A Northern Perspective: The Lake Superior Watershed by Gregg Bluth, Michigan Technological University

7.1 Coastal Management Strategies in the Development of Suburban Communities on Barrier Islands - Westhampton Dunes, Fire Island, N.Y. by Fred Wolff, Hofstra University

7.2 Coastal Zone Response to Global Warming by Harold Wanless, University of Miami

8.2 Yosemite National Park-A National Rock Slide Laboratory by Skip Watts, Radford University

10.1 Water: Will There be Enough Resources in 2025? By Raul H. Reitan, SUNY at Buffalo

11.2 Wetland Soils-Nature's Kidneys by G. Richard Whittecar, Old Dominion University

12.3 Black Smokers by Robert Shuster, University of Nebraska at Omaha

13.1 Analysis of Porosity Within Limestone Reservoir Rocks by Doug Haywick, University of Southern Alabama

13.3 The Price of Crude Oil: The Power of Free Market Economy by Kula Misra, University of Tennessee

16.2 Am I Drinking Treated Wastewater? by Greg Davidson, University of Mississippi, based on Identification of groundwater solute sources using boron isotopic composition, Bassett, R.L., P.M. Buszka, G.R. Davidson, and D. Chong Diaz, Environmental Science & Technology, 29:2915-2922, 1995.

18.2 Law As a Barometer of Environmental Perception by David McConnell, University of Akron

19.1 Using Geologic Data to Improve Land-Use Planning by Small Communities by Martin E. Ross, Northeastern University

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NetNotes found at the end of each chapter have been thoroughly updated. New web links have also been added.

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