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H2O Quality: e-Books

This is a collection of e-books from the National Academies Press about the water quality. Separate collections of Electronic Resources and Print Resources are also available.

The National Academies Press publishes reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.

Alternatives for Ground Water Cleanup (1994). Committee on Ground Water Cleanup Alternatives, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2311.html
Arsenic in Drinking Water (1999). Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6444.html
Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update (2001). Subcommittee to Update the 1999 Arsenic in Drinking Water Report, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10194.html
Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management (2001). Committee to Assess the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10146.html
Assessment of Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology Development for Treatment of VX Hydrolysate at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Letter Report (2001). Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10062.html
Classifying Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration (2001). Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10080.html
Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution (2000). Committee on the Causes and Management of Eutrophication, Ocean Studies Board, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9812.html
Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act (2001). Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10134.html
Copper in Drinking Water (2000). Committee on Copper in Drinking Water, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9782.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 1 (1977). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1780.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 2 (1980). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Assembly of Life Sciences.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1904.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 3 (1980). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards; National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/324.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 4 (1982). Safe Drinking Water Committee; Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards; National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/325.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 5 (1983). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/326.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 7 Disinfectants and Disinfectant By-Products (1987). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1008.html
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 9 Selected Issues in Risk Assessment (1989). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/773.html
Ecological Indicators for the Nation (2000). Committee to Evaluate Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9720.html
Environmental Science in the Coastal Zone: Issues for Further Research (1994). Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2249.html
Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century (2001). Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10140.html
From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health (1999). Committee on the Ocean's Role in Human Health, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6368.html
Ground Water Models: Scientific and Regulatory Applications (1990). Committee on Ground Water Modeling Assessment, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1219.html
Ground Water Recharge Using Waters of Impaired Quality (1994). Committee on Ground Water Recharge, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/4780.html
Ground Water Vulnerability Assessment: Predicting Relative Contamination Potential Under Conditions of Uncertainty (1993). Committee for Assessing Ground Water Vulnerability, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2050.html
Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminants (1999). Committee on Technologies for Cleanup of Subsurface Contaminants in the DOE Weapons Complex, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9615.html
Hazardous Materials in the Hydrologic Environment: The Role of Research by the U.S. Geological Survey (1996). Committee on U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9040.html
Hazardous Waste Site Management: Water Quality Issues (1988). Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1063.html
Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Initial Assessment (1999). Committee on Hydrologic Science, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9659.html
Hydrologic Sciences: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (1998). Proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6107.html
Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants (1999). 1998 Workshop on Emerging Drinking Water Contaminants, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9595.html
Innovations in Ground Water and Soil Cleanup: From Concept to Commercialization (1997). Committee on Innovative Remediation Technologies, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5781.html
Investigating Groundwater Systems on Regional and National Scales (2000). Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9961.html
Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems (1989). Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1220.html
Issues in Potable Reuse: The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water (1998). Committee to Evaluate the Viability of Augmenting Potable Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6022.html
Letter Report on the Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap (2003). Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10756.html
Managing Troubled Waters: The Role of Marine Environmental Monitoring (1990). Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1439.html
Managing Wastewater in Coastal Urban Areas (1993). Committee on Wastewater Management for Coastal Urban Areas, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2049.html
Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty: A Proceedings (1991). Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1911.html
Methods for Developing Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines (2000). Subcommittee on Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9892.html
The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery (2002). Committee on Missouri River Ecosystem Science, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10277.html
Monitoring Southern California's Coastal Waters (1990). Panel on Southern California Bight of the Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1607.html
Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation (2000). Committee on Intrinsic Remediation, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9792.html
New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1999). Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6128.html
New Strategies for America's Watersheds (1999). Committee on Watershed Management, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6020.html
Opportunities to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program (2002). Committee to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10267.html
Preparing for the Twenty-First Century: A Report to the USGS Water Resources Division. Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1850.html
Privatization of Water Services in the United States: An Assessment of Issues and Experience (2002). Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10135.html
Regional Issues in Aquifer Storage and Recovery for Everglades Restoration: A Review of the ASR Regional Study Project Management Plan of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (2002). Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10521.html
Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (1992). Committee on Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy; National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1807.html
Review of EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: Surface Waters (1994). Committee to Review of EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Life Sciences.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9271.html
Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap (2004). Committee to Review the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10912.html
A Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan: Parts I and II (2003). Panel on Water System Security Research, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10772.html
A Review of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Pilot Program (1990). Committee to Review the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Pilot Program, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1565.html
Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning (2002). Panel on Peer Review, Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10468.html
Riparian Areas: Functions and Strategies for Management (2002). Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10327.html
Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water (1999). Committee on Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6287.html
Safe Water From Every Tap: Improving Water Service to Small Communities (1997). Committee on Small Water Supply Systems, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5291.html
Science and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration: An Assessment of the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative (2003). Panel to Review the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10589.html
Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants (1999). Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6294.html
Soil and Water Quality: An Agenda for Agriculture (1993). Committee on Long-Range Soil and Water Conservation Policy, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2132.html
Surface Coal Mining Effects on Ground Water Recharge (1990). Committee on Ground Water Recharge in Surface-Mined Areas, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/1527.html
Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production (1996). Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5175.html
Using Supercritical Water Oxidation to Treat Hydrolysate from VX Neutralization (1998). Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6150.html
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy (2000). Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy, National Research Council.
URL: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9677.html