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Freshwater Supply
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 54.00While many are concerned about the world's shrinking oil supply, experts and scientists predict that the acquisition of water will soon supersede that of oil as a main source of international tension. Citizens of numerous countries already endure the hardships that come from the daily search for water. Yet water availability is only part of the... more...
Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil
CRC Press 2009; US$ 129.95Summarizes knowledge on aquatic and terrestrial environmental quality standards and places it in a wider socioeconomic and regulatory context. This book explains how to derive environmental standards that are defensible from a scientific and socioeconomic perspective. more...
Urban and Highway Stormwater Pollution
CRC Press 2010; US$ 119.95Focusing on pollutant reduction, abatement, and control, this book provides the necessary tools and methodologies to solve urban stormwater problems. It contains mathematical formulations for modeling the prediction of pollutant transport into both surface waters and soil systems. more...
Water and Wastewater Engineering
McGraw-Hill Education 2010; US$ 155.00An In-Depth Guide to Water and Wastewater Engineering This authoritative volume offers comprehensive coverage of the design and construction of municipal water and wastewater facilities. The book addresses water treatment in detail, following the flow of water through the unit processes and coagulation, flocculation, softening, sedimentation,... more...
Progrès en matière d'assainissement et d'alimentation en eau
World Health Organization 2010; US$ 20.00Le dernier rapport du Programme commun OMS/UNICEF de suivi de l'approvisionnement en eau et de l'assainissement (JMP), intitul "Progr s en mati re d'assainissement et d'alimentation en eau - rapport 2010" pr sente les estimations les plus r centes sur l'alimentation en eau et l'assainissement ainsi que les incidences... more...
Wastewater Management
Oxford Book Co. 2009; US$ 50.00Simple fact that Without water, there would be no life". Though we have moved a long way from traditional approach, both in terms of technology and management in the matter of drinking water supply but the increasing population has exerted tremendous pressure and stress on this natural resource. Urbanization and industrialization has bred enormous... more...
Groundwater Characterization, Management and Monitoring
WIT Press 2010; US$ 230.00This book provides a systematic framework for groundwater development. It is conceived to be not only a textbook for students of groundwater and water resources management, but also to be a reference for engineers, hydrogeologists and water resources and water managers in general. It is presented, using the current thinking in groundwater management,... more...
Normas sobre agua saneamiento e higiene para escuelas en contextos de bajo costo
World Health Organization 2010; US$ 20.00Los servicios adecuados de agua, saneamiento, higiene y disposicion de residuos en las escuelas tienen varios efectos positivos y contribuyen a reducir la carga de las enfermedades en los alumnos, el personal y sus familias. Tales intervenciones tambien brindan oportunidades para una mayor igualdad de genero en el acceso a la educacion, y crean oportunidades... more...
Pathways for Getting to Better Water Quality
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99This book is about accomplishing change in how land is managed in agricultural watersheds. Wide-ranging case studies repeatedly document that plans, policies, and regulations are not adequate substitutes for the empowerment of people. Ultimately change on the land is managed and accomplished by the people that live on land within each watershed. more...
Welt ohne Wasser
Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 23.13Hauptbeschreibung Wasser ist die Grundlage allen Lebens. Eine Welt ohne Wasser wäre eine Welt ohne Pflanzen, Tiere und Menschen. Diese apokalyptische Vorstellung könnte bald Realität werden: Bereits heute versiegen Flüsse, Seen trocknen aus, das Grundwasser zieht sich zurück. Aktuell haben über eine Milliarde Menschen keinen Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser.... more...









