Drinking water : a history / James Salzman.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Overlook Duckworth, c2012.Description: 320 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781590207208 (trade)
- 1590207203 (trade)
- 333.91/22
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 333.9122 SA DR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | T0047749 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-309) and index.
Discusses the problems of obtaining clean water throughout history, some of the solutions such as the Roman aqueducts, sewer systems, and desalination plants, and how clean water is factor in many current issues including social justice, terrorism, and climate change.
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