Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Managing water Managing water Richard Spilsbury Properties of water - Water supply - Freshwater and groundwater stores - Water distribution and treatment - Acid rain - Changes to water availability including draining and drying wetlands, river div… OL11709919W
Conserving and protecting water Conserving and protecting water Stephen Feinstein "Read about global water scarcity and pollution, federal regulations and standards for water quality in the United States, and what you can do to help"--Provided by publisher. OL15053751W
Oil spills Oil spills Laurence P. Pringle Describes petroleum and its uses, examines the harmful effects of oil spills, and discusses how such environmental disasters can be cleaned up or prevented. OL15124386W
COLIFORMS AND E. COLI (Special Publications) COLIFORMS AND E. COLI (Special Publications) Colin Fricker x, 267p OL15725998W
The new water book The new water book Melvin Berger Describes the properties of water and some ways to fight its pollution. OL15870485W
The ripple effect The ripple effect Alex Prud'homme "Alex Prud'homme's remarkable work of investigative journalism shows how fresh water is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century"-- "From bestselling author Alex Prud'homme, a remarkabl… OL15921298W
Overland flow and surface runoff Overland flow and surface runoff Tommy S. W. Wong Among all the phases of the hydrological cycle, overland flow and surface runoff have the most intimate interaction with human beings as they co-exist in space and time. This book contains eleven cha… OL16163202W
Rapid River Rescue Rapid River Rescue John Townsend,Chris Chalik You're a world-famous treasure hunter and you've just returned home after finding a mine of gold. You sit down to find a mysterious text message, 'Give me all your treasure or I'll poison your local … OL17822176W
Contaminant hydrogeology Contaminant hydrogeology C. W. Fetter xi, 500 p. : 25 cm. + OL1806860W
Rowing the eternal sea : the story of a Minamata fisherman Rowing the eternal sea : the story of a Minamata fisherman Keibo Oiwa,Masato Ogata,Karen Colligan-Taylor "In the early 1950s fisherfolk and other villagers around Minamata Bay on the western coast of Kyushu, Japan, began to suffer from mysterious and often fatal symptoms of what came to be known as Mina… OL18177933W
Sustaining Lake Superior Sustaining Lake Superior Nancy Langston A compelling exploration of Lake Superior's conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change. OL19723719W
The atlas of water The atlas of water Maggie Black "Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets threaten the world's supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a… OL19725489W
What the eyes don't see What the eyes don't see Mona Hanna-Attisha "From the heroic pediatrician who rallied a community and brought the fight for justice to national attention comes a powerful firsthand account of the Flint water crisis--a dramatic story of failed … OL19742800W
Running dry Running dry Stuart A. Kallen As the planet's population explodes, so does the demand for water. About one out of every nine people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water, while one out of every five almost 1.5 … OL20002388W
Assessment and control of nonpoint source pollution of aquatic ecosystems Assessment and control of nonpoint source pollution of aquatic ecosystems J. A. Thornton "Why is nonpoint source pollution a problem? What topics are most important to the policy-maker? What are the characteristics of nonpoint source pollution? What factors affect its extent? What human … OL20908101W
Nobody Particular Nobody Particular Molly Bang Describes a female shrimper's attempt to stop a large chemical company from polluting a bay in East Texas. OL2732679W
Screening equipment handbook Screening equipment handbook Tom M. Pankratz about the screening the water or remove the debris from water OL3266004W
Restoration of the Great Lakes Restoration of the Great Lakes Mark Sproule-Jones "The Great Lakes of North America are one of the world's most important natural resources. Home to more than 33 million Canadians and Americans, and the source of vast quantities of fish, hydroelectr… OL4040744W
River pollution studies River pollution studies Gerald A. Best x, 92 p. : 24 cm OL6729803W