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 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/26/1993 |
ELBM |
TD370.G56 1990 |
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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. |