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Addressing ecologists, legislators, lawyers, and industrialists alike, Ruth Patrick asks what has been accomplished with the millions of dollars spent on upgrading our surface waters. Has the water improved in spite of the fact that the crayfish, snails, and algae are not those that one would expect to find in natural rivers and estuaries? To evalu



Table of Contents
List of IllustrationsList of TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsPrefaceCh. 1What is Happening To Our Surface Waters?1Ch. 2Impacts of Human Society on the Riverine System - Past and Present5Ch. 3The Impacts of Population Growth and Movement20Ch. 4Changes in Societal Activities and Demands28Ch. 5Federal and State Laws, Regulations and Management62Ch. 6Effects on Pollution of Laws and Regulations Versus Voluntary Efforts96Ch. 7How Have Our Surface Waters Changed?115Ch. 8Options for the Future152Bibliography158Subject Index187

Surface Water Quality Have the Laws Been

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    A Paperback / softback by Ruth Patrick, Faith Douglass, Drew M. Palavage

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 14 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780691601830
      978-0691601830
      ISBN-10 0691601836

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      Book Synopsis

      Addressing ecologists, legislators, lawyers, and industrialists alike, Ruth Patrick asks what has been accomplished with the millions of dollars spent on upgrading our surface waters. Has the water improved in spite of the fact that the crayfish, snails, and algae are not those that one would expect to find in natural rivers and estuaries? To evalu



      Table of Contents
      List of IllustrationsList of TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsPrefaceCh. 1What is Happening To Our Surface Waters?1Ch. 2Impacts of Human Society on the Riverine System - Past and Present5Ch. 3The Impacts of Population Growth and Movement20Ch. 4Changes in Societal Activities and Demands28Ch. 5Federal and State Laws, Regulations and Management62Ch. 6Effects on Pollution of Laws and Regulations Versus Voluntary Efforts96Ch. 7How Have Our Surface Waters Changed?115Ch. 8Options for the Future152Bibliography158Subject Index187

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