Water : a natural history /

Water : a natural history /

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Author / Creator:Outwater, Alice, 1959-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1996.
Description:xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Hydrology -- United States.
Hydraulic engineering -- United States.
Hydraulic engineering.
Hydrology.
Water.
Water quality.
United States.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8439090
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ISBN:0465037798
9780465037797
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index.
Summary: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."
Other form:Online version: Outwater, Alice B. Water. 1st ed. New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1996
Online version: Outwater, Alice B. Water. 1st ed. New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1996

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