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001			GOACATREC106975
008			090824s2010 nyua 000 0 eng
245	0	0	_aIntroduction to water resources and environmental issues / _cKarrie Lynn Pennington, Thomas V. Cech.
100	0	0	_aPennington, Karrie Lynn. _eAuthor
260	0	0	_bCambridge University Press _aNew York _c2010
020	0	0	_a9780521869881 (hardback)
300	0	0	_ax, 457 p. _bill. _c26 cm.
700	0	0	_aCech, Thomas V.
650	0	0	_aWater.
650	0	0	_aHydrologic cycle.
650	0	0	_aWater conservation.
520	0	0	_aThe book begins with a short history of human use of and influence on water. The basics of water chemistry and the hydrologic cycle are discussed in detail, with chapters on the geomorphology, hydrology, chemistry, and biology of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Major disease issues, worldwide water quality and quantity problems, and potential solutions are also addressed--Provided by publisher.
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