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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452257003321

Titolo

Mississippi river water quality and the Clean Water Act [[electronic resource] ] : progress, challenges, and opportunities / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-20925-2

9786611209254

0-309-11410-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Disciplina

577.627

Soggetti

Water - Pollution - Mississippi River

Water quality - Mississippi River

Nutrient pollution of water - Mississippi River

Electronic books.

Mississippi River

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-226).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""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""

""Appendix C: Biographical Information: Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act""