Introduction to Introduction to Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science

Presented by:Presented by:Arnel O. RiveraArnel O. Rivera

EnviromentEnviroment from the French word from the French word environer environer : to : to

encircle or surroundencircle or surround The circumstances and conditions that The circumstances and conditions that

surround an organism or group organisms.surround an organism or group organisms. The social and cultural conditions that affect The social and cultural conditions that affect

an individual or communityan individual or community

Factors of EnvironmentFactors of Environment

Nature

Technology Culture

MAN

What is Environmental Science?What is Environmental Science?

• Systematic study of the environment and Systematic study of the environment and our place in it.our place in it.

Animal and vegetable life is too complicated a problem for human intelligence to solve, and we can never know how wide a circle of disturbance we produce in the harmonies of nature when we throw the smallest pebble into the ocean of organic life. George Perkins Marsh

Characteristics of Environmental Characteristics of Environmental ScienceScience

• Highly InterdisciplinaryHighly Interdisciplinary• Inclusive and HolisticInclusive and Holistic• Mission OrientedMission Oriented

Humans and Nature: An OverviewHumans and Nature: An Overview

““The environmental crisis is an outward manifestation of a The environmental crisis is an outward manifestation of a crisis of mind and spiritcrisis of mind and spirit. There could be no greater . There could be no greater misconception of its meaning than to believe it is concerned misconception of its meaning than to believe it is concerned only with endangered wildlife, human-made ugliness, and only with endangered wildlife, human-made ugliness, and pollution. These are part of it, but more importantly, the pollution. These are part of it, but more importantly, the crisis is concerned with the kind of creatures we are and crisis is concerned with the kind of creatures we are and what we must become in order to survive.”what we must become in order to survive.”

~ Lynton K. ~ Lynton K. CaldwellCaldwell

Components of Environmental Components of Environmental Science Science (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science )(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science )

• Atmospheric sciencesAtmospheric sciences focuses on the Earth's  focuses on the Earth's atmosphere, with an emphasis upon its interrelation to atmosphere, with an emphasis upon its interrelation to other systems. other systems.

• EcologyEcology. An interdisciplinary analysis of an ecological . An interdisciplinary analysis of an ecological system which is being impacted by one or more system which is being impacted by one or more stressors might include several related environmental stressors might include several related environmental science fields. science fields.

• Environmental chemistryEnvironmental chemistry is the study of chemical  is the study of chemical alterations in the environment. Principal areas of study alterations in the environment. Principal areas of study include soil contamination and water pollution. include soil contamination and water pollution.

• GeosciencesGeosciences include environmental include environmental geology, environmental soil science, volcanic geology, environmental soil science, volcanic phenomena and evolution of the Earth's crust. In some phenomena and evolution of the Earth's crust. In some classification systems this can also include hydrology, classification systems this can also include hydrology, including oceanography.including oceanography.

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