Surface water quality: have the laws been successful?
Auteur :
Patrick, Ruth / Douglass, Faith / Palavage, Drew M. / Stewart, Paul M.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691601830
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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