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Clean water, 2nd ed an introduction to water quality and water pollution control / Kenneth M. Vigil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vigil, Kenneth M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water quality.
- Water--Purification.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2011, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Clean Water is a book for anyone concerned about this precious resource who wants to become better informed.In straightforward language, Kenneth Vigil provides a comprehensive introduction to the many scientific, regulatory, cultural, and geographic issues associated with water quality and water pollution control.
- Contents:
- The water environment
- Water chemistry and microbiology
- Sources of water pollution
- Preventing water pollution
- Water quality regulations
- The watershed approach
- Drinking water
- Getting personal about clean water.
- Notes:
- "Thorougly revised and updated edition of the author's 1996 book"-- T.p. verso.
- Grant purchase Title V Fall 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87071-833-9
- 0-585-48073-7
- OCLC:
- 1273306227
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