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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783334303321

Titolo

Regional cooperation for water quality improvement in southwestern Pennsylvania [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region, Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-18131-3

1-280-17368-8

9786610173686

0-309-54724-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

333.912

Soggetti

Water quality management - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area

Water quality - Measurement - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Regional Water Resources: Physiographical, Historical, and Social Dimensions""; ""3 Water Quality in the Region""; ""4 Causes of Water Quality Impairment""; ""5 Water Quality Improvement: Decision-Making Strategies and Technical Solutions""; ""6 Water Quality Improvement: Institutional and Financial Solutions""; ""7 Implications Beyond Southwestern Pennsylvania""; ""Acronyms""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel""

""Appendix B Summary of Select Reports Concerning Water and Wastewater Quality Problems of Southwestern Pennsylvania""""Appendix C Glossary""; ""Appendix D Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix E Committee and Staff Biographical Information""