Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Environmental Setting of the Upper Illinois River Basin and Implications for Water Quality
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
Author: Generic EIS for Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses Renewal
Author: Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Rivers of North America
Author: Arthur C. BenkePublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080454186
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
AWARDS:2006 Outstanding Academic Title, by CHOICEThe 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Best Reference 2005, by the Library JournalRivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems. It brings together information from several regional specialists on the major river basins of North America, presented in a large-format, full-color book. The introduction covers general aspects of geology, hydrology, ecology and human impacts on rivers. This is followed by 22 chapters on the major river basins. Each chapter begins with a full-page color photograph and includes several additional photographs within the text. These chapters feature three to five rivers of the basin/region, and cover several other rivers with one-page summaries. Rivers selected for coverage include the largest, the most natural, and the most affected by human impact. This one-of-a-kind resource is professionally illustrated with maps and color photographs of the key river basins. Readers can compare one river system to another in terms of its physiography, hydrology, ecology, biodiversity, and human impacts.* Extensive treatment provides a single source of information for North America's major rivers* Regional specialists provide authoritative information on more than 200 rivers* Full-color photographs and topographical maps demonstrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system* One-page summaries help readers quickly find key statistics and make comparisons among rivers
Water-quality Assessment of the Lower Illinois River Basin
Author: Kelly L. WarnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrogeology
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Arsenic in Midwestern Glacial Deposits
Author: Mary Ann ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arsenic
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Nutrients and Suspended Solids in Surface Waters of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, 1978-97
Author: Daniel J. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nutrient pollution of water
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Water Quality in the Lower Illinois River Basin, Illinois, 1995-98
Author: G. E. GroschenPublisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN: 9780607954234
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Wide Rivers Crossed
Author: Ellen E. WohlPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607322315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
In Wide Rivers Crossed, Ellen Wohl tells the stories of two rivers—the South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the eastern—to represent the environmental history and historical transformation of major rivers across the American prairie. Wohl begins with the rivers’ natural histories, including their geologic history, physical characteristics, ecological communities, and earliest human impacts, and follows a downstream and historical progression from the use of the rivers’ resources by European immigrants through increasing population density of the twentieth century to the present day. During the past two centuries, these rivers changed dramatically, mostly due to human interaction. Crops replaced native vegetation; excess snowmelt and rainfall carried fertilizers and pesticides into streams; and levees, dams, and drainage altered distribution. These changes cascaded through networks, starting in small headwater tributaries, and reduced the ability of rivers to supply the clean water, fertile soil, and natural habitats they had provided for centuries. Understanding how these rivers, and rivers in general, function and how these functions have been altered over time will allow us to find innovative approaches to restoring river ecosystems. The environmental changes in the South Platte and the Illinois reflect the relentless efforts by humans to control the distribution of water: to enhance surface water in the arid western prairie and to limit the spread of floods and drain the wetlands along the rivers in the water-abundant east. Wide Rivers Crossed looks at these historical changes and discusses opportunities for much-needed protection and restoration for the future.