Surface Water Quality : Have the Laws Been Successful?

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Addressing ecologists, legislators, lawyers, and industrialists alike, Ruth Patrick asks what has been accomplished with the millions of dollars spent on upgrading our surface waters. Has the water improved in spite of the fact that the crayfish, snails, and algae are not those that one would expect...

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Autor principal: Patrick, Ruth
Otros Autores: Stewart, Paul M., Palavage, Drew M., Douglass, Faith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Water quality management.
Water quality.
Water > Pollution > Law and legislation.
Freshwater animals > Effect of water pollution on.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Faune d'eau douce > Effets de la pollution de l'eau sur > États-Unis.
Eau > Qualite > Georgie (État) > Flint (Riviere)
Eau > Qualite > Gestion > États-Unis.
Freshwater animals > Effect of water pollution on > United States.
Water quality > Georgia > Flint River.
Water quality management > United States.
Water > Pollution > Law and legislation > United States.
United States.
Georgia > Flint River.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations ; List of Tables ; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ; Preface ; Chapter 1 What is Happening To Our Surface Waters?; Chapter 2 Impacts of Human Society on the Riverine System
  • Past and Present; Chapter 3 The Impacts of Population Growth and Movement ; Chapter 4 Changes in Societal Activities and Demands; Chapter 5 Federal and State Laws, Regulations and Management ; Chapter 6 Effects on Pollution of Laws and Regulations Versus Voluntary Efforts ; Chapter 7 How Have Our Surface Waters Changed?; Chapter 8 Options for the Future; Bibliography; Subject Index.

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