Urban watersheds:geology, contamination, and sustainable development

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaufman Martin M.
Group Author: Rogers Daniel T.; (Daniel Timothy), 1959-; Murray Kent S.
Published: CRC Press,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton
Publication Dates: c2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xx, 547 p .: col ill, col. maps, ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 9781439852743 (hardback)
143985274X (hardback)
Index Number: TU992
CLC: TU992
Call Number: TU992/K213
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This handbook presents 10 years of research on contaminants affecting lands and waters within heavily urbanized. It integrates research and professional practice from the fields of environmental geology, geochemistry, risk analysis, hydrology, and urban planning and offers knowledge on improving watershed management practices and urban development. It explains different aspects of urban land and water contamination; including sources, extents, and risks. The text includes case studies on successful and unsuccessful approaches to contaminant remediation, as well as practical methods for environmental risk assessment"--