num_pages: 320
description: The completely revised and updated edition of the definitive book on one of the most important and controversial topics of our drinking waterWhen we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle we probably dont give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think.In this revised edition of Drinking Water UCLA professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time. He adds eye-opening contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water and a new chapter about the tragedies that occurred in Flint Michigan. Provocative insightful and engaging Drinking Water shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.
language: English
title: Drinking Water: A History
publisher: Abrams Press