The Water Encyclopedia Second Edition Author:Frits van der Leeden A million facts and figures, valuable for many uses-all in one volume. Years of professional scientific work, selection, and organization went into this encyclopedia.ALL NEWEvery Fact, every figure, every table, chart, diagram, and figure is all-new since the first edition. Double the Content-This new edition gives you twice the material and twi... more »ce the data of the original book.ALL THE FACTS THAT COUNToGround water contaminationoDrinking wateroFloodsoWaterborne diseasesoGlobal warmingoClimate changeoIrrigationoWater agencies and organizationsoPrecipitationoOceans and seasoRivers, lakes and waterfallsoWater use/reuseoEnvironmentalThis is the one basic reference on water that all of us need for...ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERSoHydrologistsoCivil engineersoGround water geologistsoEnvironmental scientistsoBiologistsoNaturalists-anyone whose profession involves waterGovernment OfficialsWater regulatory agenciesHealth officialsPeople with water-related responsibility in federal agencies such as EPA, USGS state officials, Departments of Environmental Protection, Environmental Quality, Public Health, and Municipal AgenciesALL LIBRARIESoPublicoCorporateoAcademicoScientificoTechnicaloHigh schoolWATER SUPPLIERSOperators of public/private water suppliesTreatment/Disposal PlantsEnvironmental GroupsIndustryEnvironmental Managers at Chemical, Petroleum and other manufacturersWater-Related Product ManufacturersoPumps and pipesoSoap and detergentoWater softenersoWater purifiersCONSULTANTS AND ACADEMIA"Designed to put an end to hunting through government publications, textbooks, technical journals, and scientific reports to find a badly needed fact on water, and, to this end, it is without a doubt the most important water reference you can order for your office."-The Authors« less