Essays originally published in the National resources journal, v. 12 (October 1972) Includes bibliographical references.

The water quality problem on the Colorado River / S. E. Reynolds -- Mexican-American international water quality problems: prospects and perspectives / Cesar Sepulveda -- United States approaches to the salinity problem on the Colorado River / David A. Gantz -- Salinity in the Colorado: an interpretation of the Mexican-American Treaty of 1944 / Alejandro Sobarzo -- The Colorado River: international aspects / J.F. Friedkin -- International environmental developments: perceptions of developing and developed countries / Allen Lowell Doud -- United States and Mexico: weather technology water resources and international law / Ray Jay Davis -- Air pollution control on the United States-Mexico border: international considerations / Guillermo H. Davila -- Environmental law: air quality litigation in the El Paso-Juarez area / John C. Ross -- Sources of atmospheric pollution at the U.S.-Mexican border / Joaquin Telloz -- International legal implications of industrial development along the Mexican-U.S. border / Bill Enriquez -- Legal aspects of environmental control in Mexico: an analysis of Mexico's new environmental law / Julian Juergensmeyer and Earle Blizzard -- A history and interpretation of the Water Treaty of 1944.