Mississippi river water quality and the Clean Water Act : progress, challenges, and opportunities /

"The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act, National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
United States. > Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (United States)
Water > Pollution > Mississippi River.
Water quality > Mississippi River.
Nutrient pollution of water > Mississippi River.
Eau > Qualité > Mississippi (Fleuve)
Eau > Pollution par les nutriments > Mississippi (Fleuve)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Nutrient pollution of water
Water > Pollution
Water quality
Mississippi River.
Mississippi (Fleuve)
Mississippi River
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Characteristics of the Mississippi River System
  • 3 The Clean Water Act
  • 4 Implementing the Clean Water Act Along the Mississippi River
  • 5 Evaluating Mississippi River Water Quality
  • 6 Agricultural Practices and Mississippi River Water Quality
  • 7 Collaboration for Water Quality Improvement Along the Mississippi River Corridor
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings
  • Appendix B: Acronyms

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