"In all countries, domestic needs require the smallest portion of water use;
agricultural and industrial processes require ... Much progress has been made,
and some rivers once declared dead again show signs of life. ... The problems
that cause fish kills or result in warnings to boil drinking water are no longer the
pipes jutting from the ... growing pollution of the nation's rivers and streams from
generalized sources not often re ..."
"Suitable for introductory environmental and physical geology courses, Environmental Geology is the only available geology textbook conceived and written from an Earth system science perspective--an approach that helps students comprehend and appreciate the Earth's varied environments and the whole-Earth systems that connect them. Arranged in four parts, the book moves from general concepts to individual solid and fluid Earth systems to ..."
"... Cover Designer: Blake Logan Illustration Coordinator: Janice Donnola
Illustrations: Precision Graphics Photo Editor: Elyse Rieder Composition:
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following sources for ..."