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Total Pages: 592
Release: 1994
Genre: Nonpoint source pollution
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Guidance to Utilities on Building Alliances with Watershed Stakeholders

Guidance to Utilities on Building Alliances with Watershed Stakeholders
Author: Robert S. Raucher
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2001
Genre: Communication in water resources development
ISBN: 1583210903

Aimed at helping drinking water utilities develop key relationships with the diverse users of the same environmental resources that utilities need to provide reliable supplies of high quality drinking water to customers, this AAWA-sponsored report contains tools and resources developed from ten utility case studies, surveys of 30 utilities, evaluation of the outcomes of two workshops, and literature reviews. It also offers an executive summary and 19 exhibits including such stakeholder alliance tools as guides, handbooks, and programs; institutional and regulatory programs and contacts; technical assistance; and financial assistance resources. Lacks an index. An erratum refers to report #90826 and credits the consulting firm. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Manual of Environmental Microbiology

Manual of Environmental Microbiology
Author: Christon J. Hurst
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Press
Total Pages: 3023
Release: 2007-05-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1555813798

The most definitive manual of microbes in air, water, and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. • Incorporates a summary of the latest methodology used to study the activity and fate of microorganisms in various environments. • Synthesizes the latest information on the assessment of microbial presence and microbial activity in natural and artificial environments. • Features a section on biotransformation and biodegradation. • Serves as an indispensable reference for environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers, as well as those interested in human diseases, water and wastewater treatment, and biotechnology.