The techniques of thermal sterilization and sterilization by filtration and reverse osmosis are discussed. (BB)

Discusses the ways in which aquaculture can be a cost-effective wastewater treatment alternative. Fifteen strategies were selected as being appropriate and technologically feasible wastewater treatment systems to compare for the size of community under consideration. Costs for each stage of each strategy were estimated and compared. (Author/MA)

Guidelines for the water-utility operator and for state surveillance personnel are reviewed concerning fluoridation operations. (Author/MA)

Responses of two experts to questions concerning wastewater plant operation and maintenance are presented. The responses discuss the scarcity of good personnel, training education available, and examples of existing improvement projects. (MA)

The use of a Johnson Water Well Analyzer in the analysis and testing of high pressure straddle packers in a feasability study of deep underground injections of wastewater is described. (MR)

Drinking water disinfectants are discussed. Disinfectants are chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, potassium permanganate, iodine, bromine, hydrogen peroxide; silver, acids and bases, ultraviolet radiation. (MR)

The basic message of this report is that the policy of using general tax revenue to pay for water resource development has served its purpose. What will happen if projects must be self-supporting and if planning and control are given to states and regions are unsolved problems. (DF)

Presents information regarding available instruments for industries and agencies who must monitor numerous aquatic parameters. Charts denote examples of parameters sampled, testing methods, range and accuracy of test methods, cost analysis, and reliability of instruments. (BL)

The national effort to restore and protect water resources can simultaneously, at low cost, add to public recreation and open space resources. Specific examples describe how these joint benefits have been realized in various programs. (RE)

A New York State project created a water quality database for private drinking water supplies, using the statewide educational program to collect the data. Another goal was to develop this program so rural residents could increase their knowledge of water supply management. (Author)

This project at Haynes Elementary School in Sudbury, Massachusetts, helps students learn about the public water system. Students constructed a model, made of cardboard boxes big enough for them to crawl through, that traced the path of water from the reservoir to their kitchen tap. The students then gave an audiovisual presentation to parents and…

Monday Creek Restoration Project is a collaborative effort of 20 organizations to clean up an Appalachian Ohio stream fouled for generations by acid mine drainage and industrial waste. The grassroots effort has involved state and federal agencies, VISTA volunteers, community volunteers, and college students who monitor the watershed and share…

This volume of 16 chapters by 15 contributing authors was conceived as a means of drawing together a body of basic information about the Great Lakes that is up to date, based on sound research, and interpreted by experts in the scientific, historical, environmental and political value of the Great Lakes to North America and the world. Chapters…