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001 2013454816
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008 140401s2012 nyua 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2013454816
020 $a9781590207208 (US)
020 $a1590207203 (US)
020 $a9780715645284 (UK)
020 $a0715645285 (UK)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn810953573
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050 00 $aTD345$b.S29 2012
082 04 $a333.912/2$223
100 1 $aSalzman, James.
245 10 $aDrinking water :$ba history /$cJames Salzman.
264 1 $aNew York :$bOverlook Duckworth,$c2012.
300 $a320 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aThe author, a professor at Duke University and an environmental policy expert shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time, from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change, and how humans have been wrestling with these problems for centuries. When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we might not give a second thought to where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more complex than we might think. With concerns over pollution and new technologies like fracking, is it safe to drink tap water? Should we feel guilty buying bottled water? Is the water we drink vulnerable to terrorist attacks? With springs running dry and reservoirs emptying, where is our water going to come from in the future? This book shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Mother McCloud -- The fountain of youth -- Who gets to drink? -- Is it safe to drink the water? -- Death in small doses -- Blue terror -- Bigger than soft drinks -- Need versus greed -- Finding water for the twenty-first century -- Afterword : a glass half empty/a glass half full.
650 0 $aDrinking water.
650 0 $aDrinking water$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aWater and civilization$xHistory.
650 0 $aWater-supply.
650 0 $aWater-supply$xManagement.
650 0 $aWater quality.
650 0 $aWater quality management.
650 0 $aWater conservation$xHistory.
650 0 $aDrinking water$xHistory.
650 0 $aWater.
650 0 $aWater$xHistory.