Maintaining the Course for Clean Water
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Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Peter L. Sullivan |
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Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : National Wildlife Federation |
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Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Water conservation |
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Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Water quality |
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Author | : Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (U.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 2003* |
Genre | : Water |
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Author | : National Wildlife Federation |
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Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Water |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1994-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309049946 |
There may be nearly 300,000 waste sites in the United States where ground water and soil are contaminated. Yet recent studies question whether existing technologies can restore contaminated ground water to drinking water standards, which is the goal for most sites and the result expected by the public. How can the nation balance public health, technological realities, and cost when addressing ground water cleanup? This new volume offers specific conclusions, outlines research needs, and recommends policies that are technologically sound while still protecting health and the environment. Authored by the top experts from industry and academia, this volume: Examines how the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the subsurface environment, as well as the properties of contaminants, complicate the cleanup task. Reviews the limitations of widely used conventional pump-and-treat cleanup systems, including detailed case studies. Evaluates a range of innovative cleanup technologies and the barriers to their full implementation. Presents specific recommendations for policies and practices in evaluating contamination sites, in choosing remediation technologies, and in setting appropriate cleanup goals.
Author | : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region V. Office of Public Affairs |
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Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Environmental policy |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2008-02-08 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0309177812 |
The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.