The World's Water 1998 - 1999
The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
by Peter H. Gleick

A comprehensive reference on worldwide freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific and technological issues associated with them. Includes more than fifty charts, tables and maps that present the most current data on a range of factors including: the availability and use of water; numbers of threatened and endangered aquatic species; dam and desalination capacity worldwide; and much more. It will be an essential reference for water resources specialists, resource economists, planners, students and anyone concerned with water issues.
 
 

 
  
 Hydrology, An Environmental Approach
Ian Watson and Alister Burnett


This text, Hydrology, An Environmental Approach, covers the fundamentals of hydrology and hydrogeology, taking an environmental slant dictated by the emphasis for the remediation of contaminated aquifers and surface-water bodies as well as a demand for designs that impose the least negative impact on the natural environment. Major topics covered include hydrological principles, ground-water flow, ground-water contamination and cleanup, ground-water applications to civil engineering, well hydraulics, and surface water. Computer modeling, essential in today's workplace, is introduced in a logical way that requires no previous experience with computers. A diskette included in Hydrology, An Environmental Approach is provided for a hands-on approach to learning. Explanations of theory and mathematical treatment are provided. 704 pages. Published 1995
 
 

 
 
 Practical Geostatistics 2000
Dr. Isobel Clark and Dr. William V. Harper

Practical Geostatistics 2000 is an introductory textbook for non-specialists which includes worked examples in geological and environmental case studies. The book takes the reader/student from no basic statistical knowledge through to ordinary kriging in around 400 pages including exercises at the end of each chapter. Two further chapters cover estimation of averages over areas and volumes and some variations such as lognormal, universal and indicator kriging. Groundwater examples including the Wolfcamp aquifer are featured.

The book is available as CD (hypertext) and as hardcopy coil-bound book. Web purchasing and local supplier addresses can be found at http://go.to/geostatistics. Isobel Clark and Bill Harper are the co-authors of this book that shows how to properly analyze groundwater and contaminant data using geostatistical techniques. Software and data sets are available on the CD version or can be downloaded from http://uk.geocities.com/drisobelclark/PG2000_demo.html.
 
 

 
 
 Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations
Mark E. Byrnes

This book, Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations, is a guide to the development of an effective field sampling program as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical information for many of the most effective remedial investigation methods. Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations focuses on intrusive investigation techniques, but non-intrusive techniques such as aerial photography, surface geophysics, and surface radiological surveying are also addressed. SOPs have been provided for those sampling techniques that do not require specialized academic training such as soil, sediment, surface water, ground water, and drum sampling. For more specialized investigative techniques such as underground drainage surveying and some types of soil-gas surveying, information has been provided to help you understand how the technique works and under what conditions it can be used most effectively. Emphasis in Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations is placed on those methods and procedures that have both proven themselves to be effective and are acknowledged by the U.S. EPA as reputable techniques. 272 pages. Published 1994.
 
 


 
 Understanding Groundwater: A Consumer's Guide to Safe Drinking Water
W. Jesse Schwalbaum

Understanding Groundwater is a straightforward easy-to-read guide to groundwater intended for groundwater consumers and environmental advocates, not engineers and geologists. It covers the basics of groundwater occurrence and movement, water quality issues, how to find groundwater, how to protect groundwater and the politics of groundwater.

Jonathan Harr, the author of A Civil Action, wrote this about Understanding Groundwater, "This book is a small gem. In clear, concise, elegant prose, it explains where and how we get our most precious commodity - drinking water - and the hazards that can and do befall it. I wish I'd had it as a resource while writing A Civil Action."

Contact Jesse Schwalbaum, Phone: (413) 253-2871, Email: schwalbaum@mediaone.net for additional information or to order this book.
 
 

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