High and dry : meeting the challenges of the world's growing dependence on groundwater / William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley.

By:

Alley, William M [author.]

Contributor(s):

Alley, Rosemarie [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (ix, 294 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300227550
0300227558

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: High and dry.DDC classification:

628.1/14 23

LOC classification:

TD403 .A3954 2017

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Contents:

Beyond rain -- India's silent revolution -- Arizona -- The world's poorest people -- Not all aquifers are created equal -- Who owns groundwater? -- Streamflow depletion -- Water for nature -- That sinking feeling -- Recharge and recycling -- Poisoning the well -- Pathogens -- Arsenic -- Fracking -- Nitrate and aquifer protection -- Transboundary aquifer -- Sharing the common pool.

Summary: An engaging call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world's population Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by keeping streams and rivers flowing. But a growing global population, widespread use of industrial chemicals, and climate change threaten this vital resource. Groundwater depletion and contamination has spread from isolated areas to many countries throughout the world. In this accessible and timely book, hydrology expert William M. Alley and science writ.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-283) and index.

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An engaging call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world's population Groundwater is essential for drinking water and food security. It provides enormous environmental benefits by keeping streams and rivers flowing. But a growing global population, widespread use of industrial chemicals, and climate change threaten this vital resource. Groundwater depletion and contamination has spread from isolated areas to many countries throughout the world. In this accessible and timely book, hydrology expert William M. Alley and science writ.

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