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Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: THE WATER PLANET 1. The Water Cycle 2. Surface Waters 3. Surface Water Resources 4. Groundwater and Its Use Part Two: FRESH WATER POLLUTANTS AND THEIR EFFECTS 5. Where Water Pollutants Come From and Where They Go 6. Possible Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals 7. Toxic Organic Pollutants 8. Toxic Inorganic Pollutants 9. Biological Pollutants Part Three: CLEANING POLLUTED WATERS 10. Cleaning Point Source Pollution 11. Modern Water Cleanup Issues 12. The History of Water Pollution in the Great Lakes Conclusion Glossary Further Reading Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Water -- Pollution -- Health aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Fresh water -- Juvenile literature.
Water -- Purification -- Juvenile literature.