water quality

"Access to clean water is vital for the survival of people, plants and animals. With a changing climate and increased demand, we need to carefully manage our water supplies. We also have some big challenges: How do we collect and purify more water? How do we reduce our water waste? How do we protect areas from flooding? [This title discusses green technology that addresses these challenges]"--OCLC.

"A narrative nonfiction account of the worldwide water crisis, explaining what's happening to the world's water supply, from industrial pollution to harmful algal blooms, and what kids can do about it"--Provided by the publisher.

Describes issues concerning water that people from around the world face, such as shortages, droughts, and water-borne diseases. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Addresses concerns people have about drinking water supplies in America and Canada, answering questions about health issues, sources, federal regulations, and other related topics, and including sources of additional information.

Explores clean water in modern environmentalism through the lenses of history, geography, civics, and economics.

Discusses how people use Earth's resources, and what can be done to protect them, and examines technological developments for recycling and water desalinating to help people around the world enjoy clean water.

Describes issues concerning water that people from around the world face, such as shortages, droughts, and water-borne diseases, and offers suggestions on how readers can get involved in helping address them.

Describes issues concerning water that people from around the world face, such as shortages, droughts, and water-bornediseases.

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Clean Water, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and index.

The Great Lakes?Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior?hold 20 percent of the world?s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan?s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.