Water quality is important to everyone, but professionals in many
disciplines need an understanding of this subject. Although water
quality is complex, its general aspects can be grasped readily and
with little background - only introductory chemistry and biology and a
little algebra are needed. Unfortunately, the teaching of water
quality is not well organized. In most colleges and universities,
water quality instruction is given in certain engineering curricula
and in aquatic ecology or fisheries curricula. There also is brief
attention to selected topics on water quality in numerous classes in
other curricula. Water quality training in engineering is highly
specialized and directed by necessity towards water supply and water
treatment, while the focus in aquatic ecology and fisheries is on
biological water quality and pollution. Few students venture into
specialized classes outside of their curricula, and as a result, their
formal training in water quality is greatly restricted. Self-education
by reading texts and reference books on water quality is difficult.
Authors of water quality books seem to be more interested in
presenting a rigorous, detailed treatment than in focusing on
simplicity and clarity. Chemical aspects of water quality often are
presented at a level requiring fairly advanced mathematics and
physical chemistry, and biological discussions may be quite advanced
and theoretical. I have taught water quality to seniors and graduate
students in agriculture, wildlife and fisheries, environmental
sciences, economics, and similar disciplines for many years.
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ISBN
9781461544852
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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