| Main Title |
Global freshwater quality : a first assessment / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Published on behalf of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme by Blackwell Reference, |
| Year Published |
1990 |
| OCLC Number |
20627884 |
| ISBN |
0631173145; 9780631173144 |
| Subjects |
Water quality ;
Water--Pollution
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TD370.G56 1990 |
|
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/26/1993 |
| ELBM |
TD370.G56 1990 |
|
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/10/2012 |
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| Collation |
x, 306 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
At head of title: Global Environment Monitoring System. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Water quality in perspective -- Natural characteristics of water bodies -- Anthropogenic impacts on water quality -- Pathogens in freshwater -- Biodegradable organics and oxygen balance -- Suspended matter in rivers and lakes -- Eutrophication -- Nitrates in freshwater -- Salts in surface and groundwaters -- Heavy metals -- Organic micropollutants -- Acidification of freshwaters -- River case study : Danube -- Lake case study : the Great Lakes -- Reservoir case study : Lake Nasser -- Groundwater case study : upper Rhine aquifer -- Lake sediments as indicators of anthropogenic impact -- Global water quality assessment. |
