A comprehensive presentation of groundwater hydrology that  integrates chemistry, physics, geology, and calculus while applying theory to  real-world geology.   Provides quantitative methods of  calculation in groundwater hydrology. Contains sections on transport processes,  ground water contamination, well hydraulics, and aquifer yield — including  analog and numerical modeling. Covers mathematical derivations in appendices.

Groundwater

Science & Math

Freeze, R. Allan

Sudicky

Biological Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

A lively account of fluoridation and its discontents Since its first implementation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945, public drinking water fluoridation and its attendant conflicts, controversies, and conspiracy theories serve as an object lesson in American science, public health, and policymaking. In addition to the arguments on the issue still raging today, the tale of fluoridation and its discontents also resonates with such present concerns as genetically modified foods, global warming response, nuclear power, and environmental regulation. Offering the best current thinking on the issue, The Fluoride Wars presents a witty and detailed social history of the fluoridation debate in America, illuminating the intersection of science and politics in our recent past. This reader-friendly assessment explores the pro- and anti-fluoridation movements, key players, and important events. Full of amusing and vivid anecdotes and examples, this accessible recounting includes: <ul>
<li> A careful and non-condescending look at the hard science, popular science, pseudo-science, and junk science involved </li> <li> A look at fluoride issues including dosage, cost, financial and funding interests, fluorosis, and problems of risk-cost-benefit analysis </li> <li> The back-and-forth drama between pro- and anti-fluoridation factions, with all its claims, counterclaims, insults, acrimony, and lawsuits </li> <li> Case studies of various cities and their experiences with municipal water fluoridation initiatives </li> <li> Fluorophobia and popular conspiracy theories involving fluoride </li> <li> The colorful characters in the debate including activists, scientists, magicians, and politicians </li> </ul>
A richly and considerately told tale of American science and public life, The Fluoride Wars offers an engrossing history to both interested general readers and specialists in public health, dentistry, policymaking, and related fields.

The Fluoride Wars: How a Modest Public Health Measure Became America's Longest-Running Political Melodrama

Lehr, Jay H.

Nature & Ecology

wiley

The pendulum of environmental policy swings from one extreme to the other, depending on which camp is in power and who has the ear of the media. Underkill is followed by overkill. Concern breeds action; disillusion breeds reaction. The Environmental Pendulum provides a thoughtful and evenhanded assessment of this conflict. Tens of thousands of sites across the country are contaminated with toxic chemicals. Environmentalists warn us that this legacy of carelessness is seriously affecting both human health and the ecological balance of nature. They point out that even improved industrial practices will not eliminate future chemical releases to the environment. Their demand for regulatory control has received wide public support and led to the passage of the Superfund legislation in 1980. Now, after twenty years, the value of the Superfund program is being challenged by corporate America, which argues that excessive cleanup costs have the potential to bankrupt the nation. R. Allan Freeze outlines the difficulties associated with the management of hazardous waste and offers a balanced account of the controversy over the role of environmental contamination in human health. Freeze clarifies what matters and what doesn't with respect to chemical contaminants in the environment, arguing that environmental policies should be based on an accurate appraisal of the risks associated with these toxins. He concludes the book with a brilliant summation of the good news and the bad news of environmental pollution, describing what can and can't be done to bring the situation under control.

The Environmental Pendulum: A Quest for the Truth about Toxic Chemicals, Human Health, and Environmental Protection

Earth Sciences

University of California Press

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of how happiness and wellbeing are measured. It presents an accessible summary of the philosophy, methodology, and applicability of the various measurement techniques that have been generated by the leaders of the happiness movement. It traces the history of development of the core ideas, and clarifies the unexpectedly wide range of techniques that are used. The book provides an unbiased assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and differentiates the contributions that have been made by psychologists, economists, environmentalists, and health scientists. It examines applications at a personal scale, in the workplace, at a societal scale, and on the world stage. It does so in an easy-to-read anecdotal writing style that will appeal to a wide range of academic and lay readers who enjoy popularized non-fiction that address matters of social concern.

The Metrics of Happiness: The Art and Science of Measuring Personal Happiness and Societal Wellbeing (Social Indicators Research Series, 86)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Springer

The Metrics of Happiness: The Art and Science of Measuring Personal Happiness and Societal Wellbeing (Social Indicators Research Series)

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