by Robert W. Adler, Jessica C. Landman and Diane M. Cameron
Island Press, 1993
eISBN: 978-1-61091-332-4 | Cloth: 978-1-55963-265-2 | Paper: 978-1-55963-266-9
Library of Congress Classification TD223.A4663 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.739460973

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ABOUT THIS BOOK


This volume explores the issues associated with the complex subject of water quality protection in an assessment of the successes and failures of the Clean Water Act over the past twenty years. In addition to examining traditional indicators of water quality, the authors consider how health concerns of the public have been addressed, and present a detailed examination of the ecological health of our waters. Taken together, these measures present a far more complete and balanced picture than raw water quality data alone.


As well as reviewing past effectiveness, the book includes specific recommendations for the reauthorization of the Act, which is to be considered by Congress in 1995. This balanced and insightful account will surely shape the debate among legislative and policy experts and citizen activists at all levels who are concerned with issues of water quality.