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Lectures on the Science and Technology of Sustainability
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Type: Curricula/Teaching Materials
Education Level: Undergraduate
Type of Material: Lecture

Stanley Manahan, Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri-Columbia and author of Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments of Sustainability and Green Science and Technology, has an online repository of lectures for chapters in each of these books.  Topics include:
  • Sustainability through Green Science and Technology
  • The Five Environmental Spheres Green Chemistry, Biology, and Biochemistry
  • Water:  A Unique Substance Essential for Life 
  • Aquatic Biology, Microbiology, and Chemistry 
  • Keeping Water Green
  • The Atmosphere:  A Protective Blanket Around Us
  • Environmental Chemistry of the Atmosphere
  • Sustaining an Atmosphere for Life on Earth 
  • The Geosphere  Soil, Agriculture, and Food Production
  • Geospheric Hazards and Sustaining a Green Geosphere 
  • The Biosphere:  Ecosystems and Biological Communities 
  • Toxic Effects on Organisms and Toxicological Chemistry
  • Bioproductivity for a Greener Future
  • The Anthrosphere as Part of the Global Environment
  • Industrial Ecology for Sustainable Resource Utilization
  • Adequate Sustainable Energy:  Key to Sustainability 

URL: http://manahanse.googlepages.com/ (Download all lectures)


Contact Information:
Stanley Manahan
manahans@missouri.edu


                                                     
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