The search for the ultimate sink urban pollution in historical perspective /
Whether it comes by air, by land, or by water, pollution has long plagued the American city. And for just as long, the question of how to deal with urban wastes has taxed the minds of scientists, engineers, and public officials - and the pocketbooks of ordinary citizens. For more than twenty years,...
| Основен автор: | Tarr, Joel A. 1934- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Akron, Ohio :
University of Akron Press,
1996.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
Technology and the environment (Akron, Ohio)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=493328 |
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Search for the ultimate sink. |
Съдържание:
- The search for the ultimate sink : urban air, land, and water pollution in historical perspective
- Land use and environmental change in the Hudson-Raritan estuary region, 1700-1980
- The Pittsburgh survey as an environmental statement
- Decisions about wastewater technology, 1800-1932
- The separate vs. combined sewer problem : a case study in urban technology design choice
- Disputes over water-quality policy : professional cultures in conflict, 1900-1917
- Water and wastes : a retrospective assessment of wastewater technology in the U.S., 1800-1932
- Changing fuel-use behavior and energy transitions : the Pittsburgh smoke-control movement, 1940-50
- Railroad smoke control : the regulation of a mobile pollution source
- From city to farm : urban wastes and the American farmer
- From city to suburb : the moral influence of transportation technology
- The horse
- polluter of the city
- Historical perspectives on hazardous wastes in the United States
- Industrial wastes, water pollution, and public health, 1876-1962
- Searching for a sink for an industrial waste.