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THE WATER CRISIS
Table of Contents

IList of Tables
List of Boxes
List of Figures

Introduction

PART 1: PROBLEMS

Chapter 1: Urbanization: Sewage and Storm-water

The Water Carriage Revolution
Urban Runoff

Chapter 2: Industrialization: Chemical Contaminants

Suspended Solids
Organic Material
Heavy Metals
Synthetic Chemicals
Acidic Wastes

Chapter 3: Intensive Farming: Fertilizers and Pesticides

History of Modem Farming
Nutrients
Pesticides
Animal Wastes
Soil Erosion

Chapter 4: Case-Studies: The Rhine and the Great Lakes

Introduction
History
Current Levels Of Pollution
Legislation
The Future

PART II: PREVENTION

Chapter 5: Prevention

Urbanization
Industrialization
Agriculture

Chapter 6: Legislation and Economic Policies

Legislation
Economic Approaches
Public Pressure
Watershed Management

PART III: SOLUTIONS

Chapter 7: Introduction to Ecological Technologies

Characteristics of Natural Systems
Fundamental Mechanisms of Natural Systems

Chapter 8: Soil-based Systems

Rationale for Soil-based Treatment
Slow-rate Treatment
Rapid Infiltration Systems
Overland Flow Systems
Performance
Land Applicaion of Sludge

Chapter 9: Aquatic Plant Treatment Systems

Constructed Wetlands
Waste Stabilization Ponds
Floating Aquatic Plant Systems
Combined Systems
Living Machines

Chapter 10: Coda: Rethinking Water Carriage

Grey-water Systems

PART IV. GROUND-WATER

Chapter 11: Ground-water: The Special Issues

Sources of Pollution
Ground-water Treatment

PART V. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 12: Conclusions: Directions for the Future

List of Terms
Bibliography
Index

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