The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water - Softcover

Lewis, Scott Alan

 
9780871563552: The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water
Softcover
ISBN 10: 087156355X ISBN 13: 9780871563552
Verlag: Sierra Club Books, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

Discusses the contamination of America's drinking water and argues that current regulations governing safe water delivery are inadequate and explains how to find out if water is safe

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Scott Alan Lewis is an environmental writer and lawyer. He has written another guide to action, The Rainforest Book.

Aus dem Klappentext

ars, the contamination of municipal water supplies by bacteria like E. coli or parasites like cryptosporidium have been traced to malfunctioning water treatment plants and unprotected reservoirs. Despite these facts, federal support is waning and local governments are now refusing to accept responsibility to upgrade facilities and enforce water-quality laws.<br><br>At a time when environmental standards are under attack in Congress, this alarming but empowering sourcebook offers a way for average citizens to join the fight to safeguard our nation's drinking water.<br><br>Learn how to find out if your water is safe, how to evaluate purification systems, and the merits of bottled water. Featuring ratings of 200 municipal water systems, The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water is essential reading for all who care about the water they drink.

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Verlag
Sierra Club Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
087156355X
ISBN 13 
9780871563552
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
113
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