High and dry : meeting the challenges of the world's growing dependence on groundwater /
William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley.
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (ix, 294 pages ): illustrations, maps.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Beyond rain -- India's silent revolution -- Arizona -- The world's poorest people -- Not all aquifers are created equal -- Who owns groundwater? -- Streamflow depletion -- Water for nature -- That sinking feeling -- Recharge and recycling -- Poisoning the well -- Pathogens -- Arsenic -- Fracking -- Nitrate and aquifer protection -- Transboundary aquifer -- Sharing the common pool.