Alley, William M.,

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.



9780300227550


Groundwater.
Water-supply.


Electronic Books.

TD403 / .H544 2017