Water / / Brian Kennedy, book editor
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Water / / Brian Kennedy, book editor
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| Pubblicazione: | Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (104 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 363.6/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Water - Enviromental aspects |
| Water use | |
| Water supply | |
| Water - Pollution | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KennedyBrian |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-99) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Many sources of pollution endanger the oceans / Mother Jones -- The lack of clean water is a global crisis / Paul Alois -- Access to water is a human right / Food and Water Watch -- Making water a human right will not improve access / Elizabeth Dickinson -- There is a water crisis in the Middle East / John Bohannon -- Africa suffers from a water crisis / Tina Rosenberg -- Scientific advances take the salt out of salt water / Robert F. Service -- The lack of adequate sewage systems causes major health problems / Barbara Frost -- Recycling sewage water is clean and effective / Eilene Zimmerman -- Bottled water is a huge industry that continues to grow / IBISWorld -- Drinking bottled water may hurt the environment / Tom Paulson -- The demand for ethanol is creating a water problem / Jim Moscou. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explores the issues surrounding water resources. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Water |
| ISBN: | 0-7377-6116-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910162747303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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