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Author Stauffer, Julie.

Title The water crisis : constructing solutions to freshwater pollution / Julie Stauffer
Published Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009

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Contents Contents note continued: Rationale for Soil-based Treatment -- Slow-rate Treatment -- Rapid Infiltration Systems -- Overland Flow Systems -- Performance -- Land Application of Sludge -- ch. 9 Aquatic Plant Treatment Systems -- Constructed Wetlands -- Waste Stabilization Ponds -- Floating Aquatic Plant Systems -- Combined Systems -- Living Machines -- ch. 10 Coda: Rethinking Water Carriage -- Grey-water Systems -- pt. IV Ground-Water -- ch. 11 Ground-water: The Special Issues -- Sources of Pollution -- Ground-water Treatment -- pt. V Conclusions -- ch. 12 Conclusions: Directions for the Future
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Problems -- ch. 1 Urbanization: Sewage and Storm-water -- The Water Carriage Revolution -- Urban Runoff -- ch. 2 Industrialization: Chemical Contaminants -- Suspended Solids -- Organic Material -- Heavy Metals -- Synthetic Chemicals -- Acidic Wastes -- ch. 3 Intensive Farming: Fertilizers and Pesticides -- History of Modern Farming -- Nutrients -- Pesticides -- Animal Wastes -- Soil Erosion -- ch. 4 Case-Studies: The Rhine and the Great Lakes -- Introduction -- History -- Current Levels of Pollution -- Legislation -- The Future -- pt. II Prevention -- ch. 5 Prevention -- Urbanization -- Industrialization -- Agriculture -- ch. 6 Legislation and Economic Policies -- Legislation -- Economic Approaches -- Public Pressure -- Watershed Management -- pt. III Solutions -- ch. 7 Introduction to Ecological Technologies -- Characteristics of Natural Systems -- Fundamental Mechanisms of Natural Systems -- ch. 8 Soil-based Systems --
Notes "Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Water quality -- England -- Popular works.
Water quality -- Wales -- Popular works.
Water utilities -- England -- Popular works.
Water utilities -- Wales -- Popular works.
Water-supply -- England -- Popular works.
Water-supply -- Wales -- Popular works.
Author International Institute for Environment and Development.
LC no. 2009038577
ISBN 9781849710183 (hardback)
9781853834363 (hardback)