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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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    Water quality and management are of great significance globally, as the demand for clean, potable water far exceeds the availability. Water science research brings together the natural and applied sciences, engineering, chemistry, law and policy, and economics, and the Treatise on Water Science seeks to unite these areas through contributions from a global team of author-experts. The 4-volume set ... Read more

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    Series Book 58 - The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
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