xi, 172 p. , ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) , 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxygen, its nature and chemistry : what is so special about this element? -- A brief history of oxygen -- Coping with oxygen -- Aerobic metabolism : benefits from an oxygenated world -- Facilitated oxygen transport -- Climate over the ages : is the environment stable? -- Global warming : human intervention in world climate -- Oxygen in medicine -- Oxygen and the exploration of the universe.