water supply

A collection of twenty-three essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding the cause of water scarcity, how water is used as a political tool, solutions for reducing water scarcity, and related topics.

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Discusses the costs related to drinking water.

"A boy washing the dishes wonders where the water goes, and the story follows water drops as they travel through the city sewer system, treatment plant, and back again"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the water cycle including what makes up the three states of water, how evaporation works, and why condensation happens.

Examines what wastewater is, how public water systems work to filter and cleanse wastewater, and how individuals can reduce the amount of wastewater they create.

Examines the concept of water conservation, discussing how water gets polluted and wasted and how it can be cleaned up and preserved.

A collection of twelve essays in which scholars discuss issues related to water, globalization, and health, including how water is diverted from small communities to benefit larger cities, global political inequities, resource management techniques, and related topics.