Water Pollution Issues and Developments

Water Pollution Issues and Developments
Author: Sarah V. Thomas
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781604562088

Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that the environment becomes harmful or unfit for living things; especially applicable to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances. In addition to the harm to living beings, both present or future and known or unknown, pollution cleanup and surveillance are enormous financial drains of the economies of the world. This book focuses on issues and developments critical for the field.

The Canadian Water Resources Equipment Industry

The Canadian Water Resources Equipment Industry
Author: Bruce A. Fenton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1989
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

The industries that supply water and treat wastewater are fragmented and poorly defined, which makes them difficult to study quantitatively. This paper, one of 4 discussion papers on Canadian water-use management, examines the Canadian industrial base in water purification and pollution control equipment, and reviews current and possible future technologies and the links between researchers, manufacturers, and users.

Sociétés Transnationales

Sociétés Transnationales
Author: Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations)
Publisher: New York : United Nations = Nations Unies
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1988
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: