| Main Title |
Water : a natural history / |
| Author |
Outwater, Alice, ;
Outwater, Alice B.
|
| Publisher |
BasicBooks, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, |
| Year Published |
1996 |
| OCLC Number |
34958703 |
| ISBN |
0465037798; 9780465037797; 0465037801; 9780465037803 |
| Subjects |
Hydrology--United States ;
Hydraulic engineering--United States ;
Water--United States--History ;
Water quality--United States
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESAM |
GB701.O88 1996 |
|
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
12/06/1996 |
|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Part I. Dismantling the natural system -- The fur trade -- Nature's hydrologists -- The woods -- The voyage of rainfall -- A sea of grass -- Plowing the plains -- Part II. Engineering the waterways -- The water over the dam -- Mussels, gators, and the Corps -- Aqueducts and toilet bowls -- Down the drain, up the stack -- What sludge tells you. Examines how the "land cleans its own water," and discusses how humans have "randomly removed necessary components" and "simplified the system to the point where it can no longer do its job." |
| Place Published |
New York, NY : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1996. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
96024182 |
| Merged OCLC records |
1035390958 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
19961202132830 |
| Language |
ENG |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
00719cam 2200229 a 45010 |
