Issues with Water Quality

2015 ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Rhana Smout Paris
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Facts

Research in how people attend to, process and recall information tells educators that there are better ways to present the case for clean aquatic environments so citizens will understand, appreciate, and care for water resources. Gone are the days of shocking the public with photos of dying fish or burying them in mountains of scientific facts. From creating a story to using tangibles and intangibles to weaving explanatory chains with appropriate metaphors, this chapter presents thirteen components of a well-designed message to present to an audience, a board or a grant provider.

Issues With Water Quality

2017 ◽  
pp. 413-428
Author(s):  
Rhana Smout Paris
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scientific Facts

Research in how people attend to, process and recall information tells educators that there are better ways to present the case for clean aquatic environments so citizens will understand, appreciate, and care for water resources. Gone are the days of shocking the public with photos of dying fish or burying them in mountains of scientific facts. From creating a story to using tangibles and intangibles to weaving explanatory chains with appropriate metaphors, this chapter presents thirteen components of a well-designed message to present to an audience, a board or a grant provider.

Getting ready for climate change implications for the western USA

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 727-733
Author(s):  
P. Standish-Lee ◽  
K. Lecina
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Western United States ◽  
The West ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Water Users

Water users throughout the western United States have faced supply problems from the conception of modern civilization. Today, climate change, population growth, and declining water quality combine with the age-old problem of finding sufficient water resources in a region with a largely arid climate. Climate change in particular poses a significant threat to the sustainability of water supplies in the western United States (the West). Casting aside all debate about who and what is responsible for climate change, the public and water utilities alike must be prepared to address its effects on water supplies.

Drinking water quality and protection of resources

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
J. Fettig
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Water ◽  
Spring Water ◽  
Public Water Supply ◽  
Legal Requirements ◽  
Reservoir Water ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Treatment Step

Abstract The structure of public water supply in Germany and the water resources used are briefly described. An overview over the legal requirements for drinking water is given, and the sources for contaminants are outlined. Then the multiple-barrier approach is discussed with respect to the resources groundwater and spring water, lake and reservoir water, and river water. Examples for treatment schemes are given and the principle of subsurface transport of river water as a first treatment step is described.

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