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Quality unknown : the invisible water crisis /

This report is an attempt to illuminate the impacts of the hidden dangers that lie beneath the water's surface and elucidate strategies for combating them. The main, though not exclusive, focus is on water quality, with a focus on nutrient loads, salt balances, and the overall environmental hea...

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Main Authors: Damania, Richard
Corporate Authors: World Bank. Water Global Practice Group
Group Author: Desbureaux, Sébastien; Rodella-Boitreaud, Aude-Sophie; Russ, Jason Economist; Zaveri, Esha
Published: World Bank Group,
Publisher Address: Washington, DC :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Water quality
Water quality > Economic aspects
Water > Pollution
Water > Pollution > Economic aspects
Summary: This report is an attempt to illuminate the impacts of the hidden dangers that lie beneath the water's surface and elucidate strategies for combating them. The main, though not exclusive, focus is on water quality, with a focus on nutrient loads, salt balances, and the overall environmental health of water bodies.
Carrier Form: xviii, 120 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781464814594 (paperback) :
1464814597 (paperback)
Index Number: TD370
CLC: X196
Call Number: X196/D154
Contents: Unseen threats and unknown costs -- Healthy, wealthy, and wise -- Salt of the earth -- Water quality and its determinants -- Emerging pollutants, everlasting concerns: microplastics and pharmaceuticals -- Policies to tame a wicked problem.

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