Forecasting selenium discharges to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary [[electronic resource] ] : ecological effects of a proposed San Luis drain extension / / Theresa S. Presser and Samuel N. Luoma
| Forecasting selenium discharges to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary [[electronic resource] ] : ecological effects of a proposed San Luis drain extension / / Theresa S. Presser and Samuel N. Luoma |
| Autore | Presser T. S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 196 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LuomaSamuel N |
| Collana | Professional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Selenium - Environmental aspects - California - San Joaquin Valley
Selenium - Environmental aspects - California - San Francisco Bay Area Water - Pollution - California - San Francisco Bay Area Water - Pollution - California - San Joaquin Valley |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Forecasting Selenium Discharges to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698569903321 |
Presser T. S
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| Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2006 | ||
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Irrigation-induced water quality problems [[electronic resource] ] : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Irrigation-induced water quality problems [[electronic resource] ] : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (171 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation farming - Environmental aspects - California - San Joaquin Valley
Water - Pollution - California - San Joaquin Valley Water quality - California - San Joaquin Valley |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21442-2
9786610214426 0-309-56416-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455910703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Irrigation-induced water quality problems : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Irrigation-induced water quality problems : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation farming - Environmental aspects - California - San Joaquin Valley
Water - Pollution - California - San Joaquin Valley Water quality - California - San Joaquin Valley |
| ISBN |
1-280-21442-2
9786610214426 0-309-56416-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778790103321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1989 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Irrigation-induced water quality problems : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Irrigation-induced water quality problems : what can be learned from the San Joaquin Valley experience / / Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation farming - Environmental aspects - California - San Joaquin Valley
Water - Pollution - California - San Joaquin Valley Water quality - California - San Joaquin Valley |
| ISBN |
9786610214426
9781280214424 1280214422 9780309564168 0309564166 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems -- Executive Summary -- KESTERSON AS AN EXAMPLE OF A BROADER PROBLEM -- UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENTIFIC DIMENSIONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM -- UNDERSTANDING THE INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM -- RESOLVING PROBLEMS: ESSENTIAL STUDY ELEMENTS -- RESOLVING PROBLEMS: IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Planning Issues :Related to Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems -- Policy Issues -- Responding to Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems: A Shared Responsibility -- 1 Introduction: Kesterson as an Example of a Broader Problem -- WESTERN U.S. AGRICULTURE -- THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -- The Natural History of the San Joaquin Valley -- Differences Between the East and West Sides -- KESTERSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE -- STATE AND FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT -- THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DRAINAGE PROGRAM -- THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY PROGRAM -- FUTURE IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ISSUES -- REFERENCES -- 2 Understanding the Scientific Dimensions of an Environmental Problem -- HOW IRRIGATION DRAINAGE ALTERS WATER QUALITY -- HYDROLOGY AND SOILS -- GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY -- FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSIDERATIONS -- PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Understanding the Institutional Dimensions of an Environmental Problem -- ECONOMIC FACTORS -- SOCIAL FACTORS -- AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- LEGAL ISSUES -- POLITICAL FACTORS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCE -- 4 Resolving Problems: Essential Study Elements -- ESSENTIAL STUDY ELEMENTS -- Recognizing the Problem -- Defining the Problem -- Data Assessment and Acquisition -- Assessing the Data Base -- Acquiring Additional Data -- Interpreting the Data -- COMPLEXITY AND STUDY DESIGN -- Descriptive Complexity -- Interactive Complexity.
UNCERTAINTY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Resolving Problems: Identifying and Evaluating Alternatives -- TECHNICAL OPTIONS -- Transport and Disposal of Drainage Water -- Ocean Disposal -- Deep-Well Injection -- Source Control -- Retirement of Land from Irrigated Agriculture -- Management of Irrigation -- Onsite Evaporation Ponds -- Drainage Water Treatment Technologies -- Desalinization Technologies -- Chemical and Biological Removal -- INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS -- Price Adjustments -- Accurate Market Prices -- Taxes and Charges -- Subsidies -- Legal Changes -- Constraints on Water Transfers -- Constraints on Drainage -- Regulatory Approaches -- Organizational Changes -- Broadening and Redefining Responsibilities -- Correcting Other Institutional Impediments -- Political and Social Changes -- EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES -- Evaluation Criteria -- Technical Criteria -- Environmental Criteria -- Economic Criteria -- Other Institutional Criteria -- The Evaluation Process -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Recommendations -- PLANNING ISSUES RELATED TO IRRIGATION-INDUCED WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS -- POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO IRRIGATION-INDUCED WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS -- RESPONDING TO IRRIGATION-INDUCED WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS: A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B Calendar of the Committee's Activities (May 1985 to August 1989) -- Appendix C Summary of the Committee's Letter Reports (May 1985 to August 1989) -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961631503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spatial distribution of selenium and other inorganic constituents in ground water underlying a drained agricultural field, western San Joaquin Valley, California / / by David A. Leighton, S.J. Deverel, and Janet K. Macdonald ; prepared in cooperation with the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program
| Spatial distribution of selenium and other inorganic constituents in ground water underlying a drained agricultural field, western San Joaquin Valley, California / / by David A. Leighton, S.J. Deverel, and Janet K. Macdonald ; prepared in cooperation with the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program |
| Autore | Leighton David A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sacramento, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, pages 73) : illustrations, map |
| Collana |
Water-resources investigations report
Regional aquifer-system analysis |
| Soggetto topico |
Selenium - Environmental aspects - California - San Joaquin Valley
Water - Pollution - California - San Joaquin Valley Groundwater - Quality - California - San Joaquin Valley Groundwater - Quality Selenium - Environmental aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715470803321 |
Leighton David A.
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| Sacramento, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1992 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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