Protecting Ground Water for Health : Managing the Quality of Drinking-water Sources.

Protecting drinking-water resources is a key barrier in preventing health effects from pathogens and toxic chemicals. Effective action builds on cooperation amongst practitioners in many fields - drinking-water supply, health environment, land-use planning, agriculture and many more. Protecting Grou...

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Main Author: Schmoll, Oliver
Other Authors: Howard, Guy, Chilton, John, Chorus, Ingrid
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2006.
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Summary:Protecting drinking-water resources is a key barrier in preventing health effects from pathogens and toxic chemicals. Effective action builds on cooperation amongst practitioners in many fields - drinking-water supply, health environment, land-use planning, agriculture and many more. Protecting Groundwater for Health provides a structured approach to analyzing hazards to groundwater quality, assessing the risk they may cause for a specific supply, setting priorities in addressing these, and developing management strategies for their control. This book presents tools useful for local and techni.
Physical Description:1 online resource (696 pages)
ISBN:9789240682054
9240682058
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.