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Water / / Brian Kennedy, book editor



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Titolo: Water / / Brian Kennedy, book editor Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7377-6116-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910162747303321
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