Water pollution
Subtitle: a guide to information sources
By: Allen W. Knight, Mary Ann Simmons.
Contributors: Simmons, Mary Ann, joint author.
Series: Man and the environment information guide series ; v. 9
Publisher: Gale Research Co.
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780810313460
Subjects: Water -- Pollution -- Documentation.
Description: "This guide is intended to assist the reader in locating various aspects of the water pollution literature." Pref. Covers general reference sources, water pollution reference sources, and a miscellaneous section with references to information on legislation, careers, educational programs, grant sources and addresses of federal, regional and state water agencies. Most references are followed by a brief annotation. Author, title, and subject indexes.Published 1980.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 239-243.
Vita.
Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : Guide to general reference sources.; title: Abstracts and indexes; title: Bibliographies; title: Information services; title: Government documents; title: Dissertations, conference proceedings, and translations; title: Handbooks; title: Directories; title: Lexicons; title: Encyclopedias and atlases; title: Journals and newsletters; title: Films; title: Part 2 : Water pollution reference sources.; title: Aquatic ecology and hydrology; title: Methods and procedures; title: Water pollution : general; title: Water pollutants; title: Pollution sources; title: Treatment and management of water and wastewater, including water quality criteria; title: Social, economic, and political aspects of water pollution; title: Case studies; title: Part 3 : Miscellaneous.; title: Guide to books, book reviews, and scientific meetings; title: Guides to environmental legislation; title: Guides to careers and research institutions; title: Educational programs in water pollution; title: Grant sources; title: Addresses of federal, regional, and state water agencies; title: Publishers; title: Part 4 : Appendixes.; title: Glossary; title: Selected readings.; title: History of water pollution; title: State of the art; title: Aquatic ecology; title: Types of pollution (selected examples); title: Toxic materials; title: Oil pollution; title: Thermal pollution; title: Suspended matter; title: Radioactivity; title: Nuisance organisms; title: Pathogens; title: Eutrophication; title: Organic pollution; title: Waste treatment; title: Water renovation and reuse; title: Political and legal aspects; title: Future problems and proposals