Water
Subtitle: no longer taken for granted
By: Sandra M. Alters
Series: Information Plus reference series; Information Plus reference series
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781414463094; 9781414448688
Subjects: Water conservation; Statistics; Water quality; Water-supply; Eau; Statistiques; Approvisionnement
Description: Focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding water resources.
Notes: ISSN "1536-5212."

"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch 1. What is water?; title: ch 2. Water use; title: ch 3. Surface water : rivers, streams, and lakes; title: ch 4. Groundwater; title: ch 5. Drinking water : safety on tap; title: ch 6. Oceans and estuaries; title: ch 7. Wetlands; title: ch 8. The arid west : where water is scarce; title: ch 9. Water : a global perspective.