BOOK REVIEW

Book reviewed in this article:
Municipal Watershed Management, Symposium Proceedings compiled by William E. Sopper and Edward S. Corbett.
Environmental Education: A Guide to Information Sources by William B. Stapp and Mary Dawn Liston.
Systems Approach to Water Management, edited by Asit K. Biswas;
Environmental Impact Assessment, edited by Patrick H. Heffernan and Ruthann Corwin;
Handbook of Hydraulics by E. F. Brater and H. W. King, Sixth Edition.     

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Book review in this Article Settling Things: Six Case Studies in Environmental Mediation, Allan R. Talbot. Earl Finbar Murphy Climate and Development Asit K. Biswas Hydrology in Practice Elizabeth M. Shaw Scale-up of Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Nor-bert W. Schmidtke Daniel W. Smith Environmental Effects of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Sewage Sludge R. D. Davis Soil Erosion: Crisis in America's Croplands? Sandra S. Batie, Roger McHenry An Introduction to Water Quality Modeling A. James JyS. Wu Trihalomethane Reduction in Drinking Water Gordon Culp Analysis of Pesticides in Water A. S. Y. Chau Chemistry for Protection of the Environment Horst F. Siewert Water Resources, Geography, and Law, Olen Paul Matthews. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering Tom D. Reynolds. Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise M. C. Barth J. G. Titus Methods of Characterization of Sewage Sludge T. J. Casey, P. L'Hermite, P. J. Newman Drainage of Asphalt Pavement Structures Joseph T. Barrow Groundwater Contamination Commi/afttee Douglas S. Cherkauer Water Crisis: Ending the Policy Drought Terry L. Anderson. Chemistry of Irrigated Soils Rachel Levy Arthur W. Hounslow Engineering Fluid Mechanics (3rd Edition) J. A. Roberson Environment Canada and the North: The Perceptions, Roles, and Policies of the Department of the Environment Regarding Development North of 60° Epichlorohydrin Environmental Health Criteria 33 Natural Levels of Lead in Humans C. C. Patterson. Saving Endangered Species: A Report and Plan for Action Allen E. Smith. Scotland's Environment During the Last 30,000 Years Robert J. Price. Seasonal Restrictions on Dredging Projects by NMFS in the Northeast Statistical Methods for Engineers Richard H. McCuen. Summary Report: Study to Determine the Impact of Landward Bulkheads or Alternative Structures on Marshes Janie H. Harris. Survival and Growth of Warmwater Fishes Exposed to Ammonia Under Low Flow Conditions J. P. Swigert Sustaining Tomorrow: A Strategy for World Conservation and Development F. R. Thibodeau H. H. Field The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward R. Tufte. Water Supply R. Urbistondo Wetland Ecology John R. Etherington.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Water and Waste-Water Technology, SI Version, Mark J. Hammer.
Ground Water in the Western Hemisphere, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Natural Resource/Water Series No. 4
River Pollution Studies, G. A. Best and S. L. Ross.
Viruses and Trace Contaminants in Water and Wastewater, Edited by Jack A. Borchardt, James K. Cleland, William J. Redman, and Gordon Olivier
Environmental Impact Analysis: A New Dimension in Decision Making, R. K. Jain, L. V. Urban, and G. S. Stacey.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Seventh Continent: Antarctica in a Resource Age : Deborah Shapley
Economics of the Mineral Industry : William A. Vogely
Large-scale Water Transfers : Genady N. Golubev and Asit K. Biswas     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
The Coastline, R. S. K. Barnes, editor
Power Plant Siting, John V. Winter and David A. Conner.
Environmental Data Management, Carl H. Oppenheimer, Dorothy Oppenheimer, and William B. Brogden, editors.
Water Management in England and Wales, Elizabeth Porter
Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen, Michael L. Hitchman.
Processing and Synthesis of Hydrogeological Data, Alexandru Gheorghe.
California Water: A New Political Economy, Merrill R. Goodall, John D. Sullivan, and Timothy De Young.
Finite Elements in Water Resources, Proceedings of the 1st International Rmposium on Finite Elements in Water Resources, 1976, W. G. Gray, G. F. Pinder, and C. A. Brebbia, editors.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books review in this article:
Biological Aspects of Thermal Pollution , edited by Peter A. Krenkel Frank L. Parker.
Congress and the Environment , edited by Richard A. Cooley Geoffrey Wandesforde mith.
Dynamic Hydrology Peter S. Eagleson.
History of Hydrology , by Asit K. Biswas.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Satellite Hydrology, Morris Deutsch, Donald R. Wiesnet, and Albert Rango (Editors). American Water Resources Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1981. 730 pages. $85.00.
Land Into Water - Water Into Land, Nelson M. Blake. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 1980. 344 pages. $19.95.
California Water Planning and Policy: Selected Issues, Ernest Engelbert (Editor). Water Resources Center, University of California. 1979. 252 pages. $5.00.
The Infrared Handbook, William Wolfe and George Zissis (Editors). IRIA Center of the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan.
Scientific, Technological and Institutional Aspects of Water Resource Policy, Yacov Y. Haimes (Editor). AAAS Selected Symposium 49. Westview Press, Washington, D.C. 1980. 128 pages.
Environmental Impact Analysis: A New Dimension in Decision Making (2nd ed.), R. K. Jain, L. V. Urban, and G. S. Stacey. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, New York. 1981. 393 pages. $27.50.
A Policy Approach to Political Representation: Lessons From the Four Comer States, Helen M. Ingram, Nancy K. Laney, and John McCain. A Resources for the Future Book. Johns Hopkins Press. 1981.
Water Quality in Catchment Ecosystems, A. M. Gower (Editor). John Wiley and Sons, Somerset, New Jersey. 1980. 335 pages. $50.00.
Seepage and Groundwater Flow, K. R. Rushton and S. C. Red-shaw. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chesire, England. 1979. 339 pages. $45.00.
Environmental Biology for Engineers - A Guide to Environmental Assessment, George Camougis. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, New York. 1981. 214 pages. $20.00.     

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Book Reviews in this Articles:
Bioassay Techniques and Environmental Chemistry, by Gary E. Glass, editor.
Field Soil Water Regime, by R. R. Bruce, editor.
Underground Waste Management and Environmental Implications, by T. D. Cook, editor.
Water Rights Laws in the Nineteen Western States, Volume 1, by W. A. Hutchins (completed by Harold H. Ellis and J. Peter DeBraal).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Groundwater Engineering, A. I. Kashef.
Ground Water Quality, C. H. Ward, W. Giger, and P. L. McCarty (Editors).
Groundwater Pollution Control, L. W. Canter and R. C. Knox.
A Citizen's Handbook on Groundwater Protection, Wendy Gordon.
Environmental Pollution Control in Relation to Development: Tech. Rept. Series 718, World Health Organization.
Vadose Zone Monitoring for Hazardous Waste Sites, L. G. Everett, L. G. Wilson, and E. W. Hoylman.
Safe Drinking Water: The Impact of Chemicals on a Limited Resource, R. C. Rice.
Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, Vol. 2, World Health Organization.
Hydrology: Principles, Analysis, and Design, H. M. Raghunath.
Problems of and Prospects for Predicting Great Salt Lake Levels, P. A. Kay and H. F. Diaz.
Water Resources Planning, Neil S. Grigg.
Natural Resources Economics: Selected Papers by S. V. Ciriacy-Wantrup, R. C. Bishop and S. D. Anderson (Editors).
Marine and Estuarine Geochemistry, A. G. Sigleo and A. Hattori (Editors).     

Problems of livestock development in the Himalayan region

Summary This paper outlines the complexities and problems of animal husbandry in the Himalayas of India. In particular, the climatic influences of temperature, rainfall and humidity are emphasised. A wide range of possible improvements to decrease livestock malnutrition and mortality are proposed.Dr J.C. Biswas, BSc, MVSc, works in the Animal Genetics and Breeding Laboratory; Dr R. Somvanshi, MVSc, FRCVS (Sweden) is Veterinary Pathologist in charge of the Clinical Pathology and Medicine Section in Livestock Production Research and Lt.Col. Dr G.S.C. Ranga Rao, MVSc, is Veterinary Parasitologist and Joint Director. All three work at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Impact of Public Policy on Environmental Quality and Health: The Case of Land Use Management and Planning A. El-Ahraf, M. Qayoumi, R. Dowd
Alternative Irrigation: the Promise of Runoff Agriculture C.J. Barrow (Ed.)
Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social and Economic Policies J. Schnurr, S. Holtz (Eds.)
Economics and Environment: Essays on Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development D. Pearce (Ed.)     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Hydraulics of Groundwater, Jacob Bear
Dams and Public Safety, Robert B. Jansen.
Wilderness Economics and Policy, Lloyd C. Irland
Can Organizations Change: Environmental Protection. Citizen Participation, and the Corps of Engineers
Oceanographic Institutions, Science Studies the Sea, Peter R. Limburg
The Great Dismal Swamp, Paul W. Kirk, editor.
Weirs and Flumes for Flow Measurement, P. Ackers. W. P. White, J. A. Perkins: and A. J. M. Harrison.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Water Chlorination: Environmental Impact and Health Effects, R. L. Jolley, et al. (Editors).
Sewerage and Sewage Treatment, L. Escritt (Edited and Revised by W. D. Haworth)
Stabilisation, Disinfection and Odour Control in Sewage Sludge Treatment (An Annotated Bibliography Covering the Period 1950–1983), A. M. Bruce and E. S. Connor (Editors).
The New Nationalism and the Use of Common Spaces, Jonathan I. Charney (Editor).
Principles of Water Quality, Thomas D. Waite.
A Modular Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference Groundwater Flow Model, Michael G. McDonald and Arlen W. Harbaugh.
Renewable Resources Management: Applications of Remote Sensing, P. A. Murtha and R. A. Harding (Editors).
Groundwater Transport: Handbook of Mathematical Models, J. Javendal, C. Doughty and C. F. Tsang.
Natural Resources and the Environment, Paul R. Portney (Editor).
Coping With Droughts, V. Yevjevich, L. da Cunha (Editor).
A Citizen's Guide to River Conservation, R. Diamant, J. G. Eugster and C. J. Duerksen.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
National Energy Data Systems Editors : Dilip R. Ahuja, R. K. Pacauri and N. K. Gopalakrishnan
Energy Update: Oil in the Late Twentieth Century Authors : Michael Tanzer and Stephen Zorn
Fuelwood in Urban Markets: A Case Study of Hyderabad Authors : Manzoor Alam, Joy Dunkerley, K. N. Gopi, William Ramsay and Elizabeth Davis.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book review in this Article
Random Functions in Hydrology, R. L. Bras and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe.
State of the Environment: An Assessment at Mid-Decade.
Siting Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, The Conservation Foundation. The Conservation Foundation, Chemical Manufacturers Assoc, and the National Audubon Society.
Principles of Water Quality, Thomas D. Waite.
Geomorphology, R. J. Chorley, S. A. Schumm, and D. E. Sug-den.
Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries, C. R. Schulz and D. A. Okun.
Analysis of Water Distribution Systems, Thomas M. Walski.
California Riparian Systems, R. E. Warner and K. M. Hendrix (Editors).
TVA: Fifty Years of Grass-Roots Bureaucracy, E. C. Hargrove and P. K. Conkin (Editors).
Fluvial Hydrology, S. Lawrence Dingman. W. H. Freeman
Going Sour: Science and Politics of Acid Rain, Roy Gould.
Introduction to Environmental Engineering, M. L. DAvis and D. A. Cornwell.
An Introduction to the World's Oceans, A. C. Duxbury and A. Duxbury.
The Climatic Scene, M. J. Tooley and G. M. Sheail (Editors).
Impounded Rivers: Perspectives for Ecological Management, Geoffrey E. Petts.
Groundwater-Leachate: Modeling/Monitoring/Sampling, P. N. Cheremisinoff, K. A. Gigliello, and T. K. O'Neill.     

Modeling the Potential Impact of Seasonal and Inactive Multi‐Aquifer Wells on Contaminant Movement to Public Water‐Supply Wells1

Johnson, R.L., B.R. Clark, M.K. Landon, L.J. Kauffman, and S.M. Eberts, 2011. Modeling the Potential Impact of Seasonal and Inactive Multi‐Aquifer Wells on Contaminant Movement to Public Water‐Supply Wells. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(3):588‐596. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2011.00526.x Abstract: Wells screened across multiple aquifers can provide pathways for the movement of surprisingly large volumes of groundwater to confined aquifers used for public water supply (PWS). Using a simple numerical model, we examine the impact of several pumping scenarios on leakage from an unconfined aquifer to a confined aquifer and conclude that a single inactive multi‐aquifer well can contribute nearly 10% of total PWS well flow over a wide range of pumping rates. This leakage can occur even when the multi‐aquifer well is more than a kilometer from the PWS well. The contribution from multi‐aquifer wells may be greater under conditions where seasonal pumping (e.g., irrigation) creates large, widespread downward hydraulic gradients between aquifers. Under those conditions, water can continue to leak down a multi‐aquifer well from an unconfined aquifer to a confined aquifer even when those multi‐aquifer wells are actively pumped. An important implication is that, if an unconfined aquifer is contaminated, multi‐aquifer wells can increase the vulnerability of a confined‐aquifer PWS well.     

Environmental degradation of the Obra-Renukoot-Singrauli Area,India, and its impact on natural and derived ecosystems

Summary Vast stretches of the Obra—Renukoot—Singrauli region were once covered with natural forests. The tribal dwellings were small and interspersed. However, there has been rapid industrialisation in recent years. Quarrying for limestone, the establishment of a cement factory, thermal power stations and the construction of the G.B. Pant Sagar reservoir have resulted in a rapid build up of human population, the displacement of the original population, deforestation and conversion of natural forest ecosystems into savanna and marginal croplands. The converted ecosystems are under immense biotic stresses such as lopping, grazing, etc.The rainfall is meagre and erratic, the soils are highly weathered and impoverished, consequently the natural forests, as well as the derived ecosystems, are fragile. Signs of desertification are widespread. A rapid depletion in the wildlife has occurred. The establishment of thermal power stations and chemical and cement factories has also resulted in large scale gaseous air pollution, particularly of SO₂ and HF, pollution due to particulate matter through fly ash and cement dust, and that due to liquid effluents. Surface coal mining has caused extensive damage to the natural ecosystems with growing dumps of overburden. The latter needs to be stabilised.This integrated research project on environmental degradation and its impact on air, soil, water and vegetation was divided into five sub-projects, each supervised by a principal investigator. These sub-projects were: (i) Industrial air pollutants and their effects on ecosystem structure and function; (ii) Analysis of structure and functioning of forest ecosystems; (iii) Analysis of structure and functioning of savanna and agroecosystems; (iv) Analysis of structure and functioning of watershed and water-bodies; and (v) Impact of land-use system, socio-economic- demographic conditions, and environmental perception and behavioural management. In these studies dynamics of plant biomass, productivity and nutrients, and biochemical—physiological responses of plants to pollution were emphasised. Environmental perceptions of the native and displaced populations were also studied.The paper outlines a range of recommendations which should help to improve the environmental quality of the region.This article summarises a Man and the Biosphere research project which was sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India. The team of principal investigators comprised Professors J.S. Singh, D.N. Rao, R.S. Ambasht, K.P. Singh, B.S. Gupta and M. Agrawal. The study was coordinated by Professor J.S. Singh, Professor of Botany at Banaras Hindu University.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed:
Kathryn M. Mutz, Gary C. Bryner and Douglas S. Kenney (eds), Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies and Applications
Minu Hemmati with contributions from Felix Dodds, Jasmin Enayati and Jan McHarry, Multi–stakeholder Processes for Governance and Sustainability. Beyond Deadlock and Conflict
Clive L. Spash and Sandra McNally (eds), Managing Pollution. Economic Valuation and Environmental Toxicology
Rognvaldur Hannesson, Investing for Sustainability. The Management of Mineral Wealth
Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison, The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable
Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage
Charles Perrings (ed.), The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub–Saharan Africa: Mending the Ark
S.R. Harrison, J.L. Herbohn and K.F. Herbohn (eds), Sustainable Small–scale Forestry: Socio–economic Analysis and Policy     

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Book reviewed in this article:
MANAGING THE WATER ENVIRONMENT, Edited by Neil A. Swainson.
Carbonate Chemistry of Aquatic Systems, Theory and Applications, by R. E. Loewenthal and G. v. R. Marais.
An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves, by Bernard LeMehaute.
Systematic Hydrology, by J. C. Rodda, R. A. Downing, and Frank M. Law.
Cost Benefit Analysis and Water Pollution Policy, by Henry M. Peskin and Eugene P. Seskin.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Leachate from Hazardous Wastes Sites, P. N. Cheremisinoff and K. A. Gigliello.
Water Quality: Characteristics, Modeling, Modification, G. Tchobanoglous and E. D. Schroeder.
Contaminant Removal from Public Water Systems, Daniel C. Houck, et al
Electroplating Wastewater Pollution Control Technology: Pollution Technology Review 115, George C. Cushnie, Jr.
Groundwater Management: The Use of Numerical Models, Paul van der Heijde, et al.
Interest Group Interaction and Groundwater Policy Formation in the Southwest, Zachery A. Smith.
Special Water Districts: Challenge for the Future, James N. Corbridge, Jr. (Editor)
Optimum Use of Water Resources, N. A. de Ridder and A. Erez.
Principles of Soil Conservation and Water Management, H. R. Arakeri and R. Donahue.
Facets of Hydrology II, John C. Rodda (Editor)
Water Quality and Its Control, James C. Lamb.
Groundwater Treatment Technology, Evan K. Nyer.
Ground Water in Hard Rocks, I. Larsson (Chairman) et al.
Treatise on Environmental Law, F. P. Grad.
Open-Channel Hydraulics, Richard H. French.
Cypress Swamps, K. C. Ewel and H. T. Odum