Index - M

Magma, 201

Mann, Michael E., 25

Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife et al., 184

Manufacturers
     nonhazardous waste disposal, 57
     solar thermal collectors, 207
     Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), 56

Marine Mammal Protection Act, 186

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 119

"Master Settlement Agreement," 161

Maximum containment levels (MCLs), 120

MCLs (maximum containment levels), 120

Melanoma, 44-45

Mercury, 122-123

Metals in surface water, 112

Methane, 31-32, 35f, 62, 63, 197

Methanol. See Ethanol and methanol

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), 87-88, 89t

Mexico
     El Chichon volcano, 27
     forest fires, 98-99
     North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 11-12
     water supply issues, 118

Microbiological organisms, 123

Middle Eastern countries, 118

Migratory birds, 177

Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak, 127

Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2004 (USGS), 152

Mining
     environmental effects, 187
     toxic emissions, 142
     waste disposal, 57

Mission to Planet Earth. See Earth Science Enterprise

Mixed-oxide fuel (MOX), 70-71

Monsanto, 7

Montreal Protocol, 47-49, 48t

Monuments and acid rain, 135

Motor vehicles
     acid rain and automotive coatings, 135
     alternative fuels, 91-94, 91t, 92t, 93f, 94f, 94t, 95t
     automobile ownership, 86-87, 87f
     automotive coatings, 135
     catalytic converters, 88-89
     corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, 89-91
     electric, 92
     emissions, 76
     fuel economy, 89-91, 90(f5.21)
     government fleets, 93-94
     hybrid vehicles, 93, 94f, 95t
     hydrogen-fueled vehicles, 92-93, 207
     ownership of alternative fuel vehicles, 93(f5.24)
     oxygenated fuels, 87-88, 88f
     reformulated gasoline (RFG), 87-88
     sales by type, 90, 90(f5.22)

Mount Pinatubo volcano, 27

Mountains, 179-180

MOX (mixed-oxide fuel), 70-71

MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether), 87-88, 89t

Municipal solid waste
     composting, 63-64
     as energy source, 196-197
     generation of, 58, 58f, 59(f4.5)
     history of disposal, 60
     incineration, 64-65, 66f
     land disposal, 60-63
     management of, 61f
     recovery and discards, 59(f4.6)
     recycling, 64, 64f, 65f
     sorting, 59-60
     source reduction, 63-64
     waste to energy plants, 62t, 64-65

Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2001 Facts and Figures (EPA), 58