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- 050 00 |a GB661.2 |b .P44 2010
- 100 1_ |a Pennington, Karrie Lynn.
- 245 10 |a Introduction to water resources and environmental issues |h [electronicresource] / |c Karrie Lynn Pennington, Thomas V. Cech.
- 260 __ |a Cambridge, UK ; |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c 2010.
- 300 __ |a 1 online resource (x, 457 p.) : |b ill.
- 500 __ |a Descriptionbasedonprintversionrecord.
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 505 0_ |a Perspectives on water and environmental issues -- The water environment of early civilizations -- The hydrologic cycle -- Water quality -- Watershed basics -- Groundwater -- Lakes and ponds -- Rivers and streams -- Wetlands -- Dams and reservoirs -- Drinking water and wastewater treatment -- Water allocation law -- Roles of federal, regional, state, and local water management agencies -- Water conflicts, solutions, and our future.
- 520 __ |a "How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What factors influence water quality, droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thorough introduction to the complex world of water resources. The strength of the book is its coverage of the fundamentals of the science of water, aquatic ecology, geomorphology and hydrology, supplemented by internet resources and examples from water resource issues in the news to engage the student. The book begins with a short history of human use and influence on water, followed by chapters on the geomorphology, hydrology, chemistry, and biology of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Major disease issues, worldwide water quality and quantity problems, and potential solutions are addressed. Water laws, water allocation, and the conflicts involved are discussed using US and international examples. Students in departments of environmental studies, life science, Earth science, and engineering will benefit from this broad survey of these crucial issues"--Provided by publisher.
- 520 __ |a "The book begins with a short history of human use of and influence on water. The basics of water chemistry and the hydrologic cycle are discussed in detail, with chapters on the geomorphology, hydrology, chemistry, and biology of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Major disease issues, worldwide water quality and quantity problems, and potential solutions are also addressed"--Provided by publisher.
- 650 _0 |a Hydrologic cycle.
- 650 _0 |a Water conservation.
- 700 1_ |a Cech, Thomas V.
- 856 4_ |u http://www.itextbook.cn/f/book/bookDetail?bookId=6e93d892d0cc4193977e3f77486a1c5b |z An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view