water pollution

Presents conflicting viewpoints concerning the future availability of drinking water, threats to surface and groundwater, and solutions for water pollution.

Contains a wide range of primary sources exploring all sides of the debate on pollution.

Describes the formation of the lakes, the impact of European settlement, and their current state of pollution.

Discusses how human activities and carelessness are polluting Earth's water supply and what must be done to clean it up.

Provides a comprehensive study of floods, discussing the relationship between surface water and groundwater systems, streams and river systems, effects of river modifications and urbanization on river dynamics, flood disasters, groundwater contamination, and geological subsidence, compaction, and collapse.

Examines major environmental issues surrounding water, giving examples of attempts to solve global problems and sources for more information.

Preteen sleuth Hannah West investigates an environmental mystery while staying in a houseboat on Seattle's Lake Washington.

A collection of essays that feature opposing viewpoints on the issues surrounding how water resources are managed as well as the outside issues that affect water safety, and discusses global warming, privitization, regulated dams, reclaiming wetlands, and more.

Presents an introduction to water pollution, in simple text with illustrations, explaining what it is, and how it affects the environment, and includes information on the different types of pollution, the water cycle, acid rain, and other topics.