Water Pollution
by Nuray Balkis
Publisher: InTech 2012
ISBN-13: 9789533079622
Number of pages: 202
Description:
Water pollution is a major global problem that requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (from international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.
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