BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Mathematical Models for Surface Water Hydrology, Edited by T. A. Ciriani, U. Maione, and J. R. Wallis
Ecosystem Modeling in Theory and Practice: An Introduction with Case Histories, Edited by Charles A. S. Hall and John W. Day, Jr.
Legal and Scientific Uncertainties of Weather Modification, Edited by William A. Thomas.
Water Production Functions for Irrigated Agriculture, Roger W. Hexem and Earl O. Heady.     

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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

Book reviewed in this article:
Water Planning in Britain, Dennis J. Parker and Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
Rural Water Planning, Frederic O. Sargent and Blaine P. Sargent.
Developments in Water Treatment-2, W. M. Lewis (Editor).
Stochastic Water Resources Technology, N. T. Kottegoda.
Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems, Ned H. C. Hwang.
The Benefits of Flood Alleviation: A Manual of Assessment Techniques, Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell and John B. Chatterton.
Potable Water From Wastewater, edited by M. T. Gillies.
Drought in the Great Plains: Research on Impacts and Strategies, Proceedings of the Workshop on Research in Great Plains Drought Management Strategies held at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, March 26–28, 1979, Norman J. Rosenberg (Editor).
Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Bowie, S. H. U., A. Kvalheim and H. W. Haslam, eds., Mineral Deposits of Europe, Volume 1: Northwest Europe
Carman, John S., Obstacles to Mineral Development: A Pragmatic View , edited by Bension Varon, Pergamon Press
Christiaan, S. D. and J. J. Zuckerman, eds., Energy and the Chemical Sciences
Radetzki, Marian and Stephen Zorn, Financing Mining Projects in Developing Countries
Jones, M. J., ed., Proceedings of the Eleventh Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress, Hongkong, 1978
United Nations Bibliography on Transnational Corporations     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
New Horizons in Natural Gas Deregulation Edited by Jerry Ellig and Joseph P. Kalt, foreword by Robert L. Bradley
Amazonia: Resiliency and Dynamism of the Land and its People Nigel J. H. Smith, Emanuel Adilson S. Serrao, Paulo T. Alvim and Italo C. Falesi
Mineral Recovery, Recycling, Waste Prevention and Confinement for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific Region. Volume 1: Resource Assessment, Development and Management Adrian Brett (Part One) and Martin van de Munt (Part Two)
Ecological Economics—Concepts and Methods Malte Faber, Reiner Manstetten and John Proops
Mitigation Banking: Theory and Practice Edited by Lindell L. Marsh, Douglas R. Porter and David A. Salvesen     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers and Dennis Meadows (eds), Limits to Growth: The 30‐Year Update Koontz, T.M., Steelman, T.A., Carmin, J., Korfmacher, K.S., Moseley, C. and Thomas, C.W. (eds), Collaborative Environmental Management: What roles for Government? Götz Schroth, Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca, Celia A. Harvey, Claude Gascon, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, and Anne‐Marie N. Izac (eds), Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes Dev Nathan, Govind Kelkar, Pierre Walter (eds), Globalization and Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Changing the Local‐Global Interface Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockström (eds), Balancing Water for Humans and Nature: The New Approach in Ecohydrology Duncan Mara (ed.), Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries     

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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.     

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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.     

A mathematical model for a hybrid anaerobic reactor

A mathematical model for a hybrid anaerobic reactor (HAR), which uses self-immobilized anaerobic bacterial granules under completely fluidized condition, has been developed. Stoichiometry of glucose fermentation into methane has been considered in this model. The model includes: (1) a biofilm model which describes substrate conversion kinetics within a single granule; (2) a bed fluidization model which describes the distribution of biogranules within the fluidized bed and (3) a reactor model which links the above two to predict the substrate and products concentration profile along the reactor height. Product and pH inhibition for each group of bacteria has been considered in the kinetic model. The spatial distribution of each group of anaerobic bacteria within granules has been found to play a vital role in bringing about the conversion. Experiments were conducted in the reactor using a synthetic effluent containing glucose as the carbon source to study the treatment efficiency. The model was simulated first assuming a 3-layered distribution [MacLeod, F.A., Guiot, S.R., Costerton, J.W., 1990. Layered structure of bacterial aggregates produced in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed and filter reactor. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56, 1598-1607.] of anaerobic bacteria within granules and then homogeneous distribution [Grotenhuis, J.T.C., Smit, M., Plugge, C.M., Yuansheng, X., van Lammeren, A.A.M., Stams, A.J.M., Zehnder, A.J.B., 1991. Bacterial composition and structure of granular sludge adapted to different substrates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 57, 1942-1949.] of anaerobic bacteria. The predictions of model simulation with the assumption of layered structure closely represented the experimental data.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Great Lakes Water Wars, Peter Annin.
Water Management in Arid and Semi–Arid Regions, P. Koundouri et al.
Tribal Water Rights: Essays in Contemporary Law, Policy, and Economics, J.E. Thorson, S. Britton, and B.G. Colby (Editors).
The Atlas of Climate Change, K. Dow and T.E. Downing.     

A Comparison of DEM‐Based Indexes for Targeting the Placement of Vegetative Buffers in Agricultural Watersheds

Targeted placement of vegetative buffers may increase their effectiveness for improving water quality in agricultural watersheds. The use of digital elevation models (DEMs) enables precise mapping of runoff pathways for identifying where greater runoff loads can be intercepted and treated with buffers. Five different DEM‐based targeting indexes were compared and contrasted for the degree to which they identify similar locations in watersheds: Flow Accumulation [S.K. Jenson and J.O. Domingue (1988). Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 54:1593], Wetness Index [I.D. Moore, R.B. Grayson, and A.R. Ladson (1991). Hydrological Processes 5:3], Topographic Index [M.T. Walter, T.S. Steenhuis, V.K. Mehta, D. Thongs, M. Zion, and E. Schneiderman (2002). Hydrological Processes 16:2041], and the Water Inflow and Sediment Retention Indexes [M.G. Dosskey, Z. Qiu, M.J. Helmers, and D.E. Eisenhauer (2011b). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 66:362]. The indexes were applied in two different watersheds, one in New Jersey and one in Missouri. Results showed that they all tend to target similar locations in both watersheds which traces to the importance of larger contributing area to the rankings by each index. Disagreement among indexes traces to other variables which enable more accurate targeting under particular hydrologic circumstances. Effective use of these indexes poses special challenges, including selecting an index that better describes the hydrologic circumstances in a watershed and is simple enough to use, ensuring the accuracy of the DEM, and determining a maximum index value for the appropriateness of vegetative buffers. When properly applied, each index can provide a standardized basis and effective spatial resolution for targeting buffer placement in watersheds.     

Discussion1-“Stream Temperature Relationships to Forest Harvest in Western Washington” by Michael M. Pollock,Timothy J. Beechie,Martin Liermann,and Richard E. Bigley2

Ice, George G., George W. Brown, John A. Gravelle, C. Rhett Jackson, Jeffrey T. Light, Timothy E. Link, Douglas J. Martin, Dale J. McGreer, and Arne E. Skaugset, 2010. Discussion –“Stream Temperature Relationships to Forest Harvest in Western Washington” by Michael M. Pollock, Timothy J. Beechie, Martin Liermann, and Richard E. Bigley. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 46(4): 838-842. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00441.x     

Changes in the rhizosphere of metal-accumulating plants evidenced by chemical extractants

The plants Salix viminalis L. (common osier) and Thlaspi caerulescens J. Presl & C. Presl have been studied often because of their high potential to extract heavy metals from soils. The soil properties favoring this phytoextraction are not yet fully known. In this study we compared three frequently used single-extracting agents (NaNO3, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid [DTPA], and ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid [EDTA]) with a sequential extraction procedure to describe changes in the different Cd, Cu, and Zn pools in the rhizosphere of S. viminalis and T. caerulescens grown on calcareous and acidic Swiss soils in a pot experiment. The sequential extraction was used to assess the chemical affinities of these heavy metals (HM) in the soil whereas the single extractants were used for estimating the bioavailable HM pools in the soils. Cadmium depletion in several pools was most apparent in the acidic soil, with a significant decrease observed in the NaNO3-, DTPA-, and EDTA-extractable fractions following T. caerulescens growth compared with control pots. The sequential extraction showed that most Cd extracted by the plant from the acidic soil originated from the organic pool, which implies that heavy metals bound to organic matter may constitute a significant part of the bioavailable Cd pool in soils. In the calcareous soil only a small amount of Cd was taken up by T. caerulescens, and this came mainly from the carbonate-bound fraction. This study shows that T. caerulescens, and to a lesser extent S. viminalis, can alter the heavy metal distribution in different soil pools within 90 d.     

Book Reviews

Book revieved in this article:
Institutional Arrangements for Water Management: Canadian Experiences, Bruce Mitchell, Editor.
Polluted Groundwater, A Review of the Significant Literature, by David Keith Todd and Daniel E. Orren McNulty
A System Approach to Water Distribution Modeling and Control, by Robert De Moyer, Jr. and Lawrence B. Horwitz.
Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air, by Theodor Schwenk. Preface by Commandant Jacques Y. Cousteau.
Industrial Wastewater Management Handbook, edited by Hardam S. Azad.
Isotope Techniques in Groundwater Hydrology, Proceedings of a Symposium
Village Water Supply: Economics and Poky in the Developing World, by Robert J. Saunders and Jeremy J. Warford.
Sources of Information in Water Resources, an annotated guide to printed materials by Gerald J . Giefer.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Hydrology and Hydraulic Systems (Second Edition), R.S. Gupta Snow and Glacier Hydrology, P. Singh and V.P. Singh OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: The Hydrology‐Geomorphology Interface: Rainfall, Floods, Sedimentation, Land Use, M.A. Hassan, O. Slaymaker, and S. Berkowicz (Editors) OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: Science and Policy: Interbasin Water Transfer of Aquatic Biota, J.A. Leitch and M. Tenamoc (Editors) OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report, R. Jolly OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology (Second Edition), J.S. Levinton. Oxford Univ OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: Management of Shared Groundwater Resources: The Israeli‐Palestinian Case With An International Perspective, E. Feitelson and M. Haddad (Editors) OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED: Applied Hydrogeology (Fourth Edition), C.W. Fetter     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Engineering Approaches for Lake Management, Volume 1: Data Analysis and Empirical Modeling, Kenneth H. Reckhow and Steven C. Chapra; Volume 2: Mechanistic Modeling, Steven C. Chapra and Kenneth H. Reckhow.
Engineering and the Environment, M. Wanielista, Y. Yousef, J. Taylor, and D. Cooper.
Natural Resources: Bureaucratic Myths and Environmental Management, R. L. Stroup and J. A. Baden.
Flow Measuring Flumes for Open Channel Systems, M. G. Bos, J. A. Replogle, and A. J. Clemmens.
Integrated Water Development, James L. Westcoat, Jr.
Artificial Substrates, John Cairns, Jr. (Editor).
Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Basins, J. Boonstra and N. A. de Ridder.
Fundamentals of Aquatic Toxicology, G. M. Rand and S. R. Petrocelli (Editors).
life Before the Drought, Earl Scott (Editor).
Living With the Louisiana Shore, J. Kelley, A. Kelley, O. Pil-key, Sr., and A; Clark.
Physical Geography, Cuchlaine A. M. King.
An Introduction to Water Quality Modelling, A. James (Editor).
Engineering Economy (6th Edition), G. J. Thuesen and W. J. Fabrycky.     

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Book review in this Article
Appropriate Methods of Treating Water and Wastewater in Developing Countries, George W. Reid.
Setprge and Gnnmdaater, Miguela A. Marino and James N. Luthin.
Hydrologic Modeling of SmaU Watersheds, C. T. Haan, H. P. Johnson, and D. L. Brakensiek
Remote Sensing for Resource Management, Chris J. Johannsen and James L. Sanders (Editors).
Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Environmentally Sound Water and soil Management, E. Gordon Kxuse, Chuck R Burdick, and Yousef A. Yousef (Editors).
Handbook of Irrigation Technology, Volume I, Edited by Herman J. Finkel.
Water for Western Agculture. K. D. Frederick and J. C. Hanson.
Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Edited by E J. Schiller and R L. hoste.
Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods (Environmental Behavior of Organic Compounds), Warren J. Lyman, William F. Reehl, and David H. Rosenblatt.
The Clean Water Act: The Second Decade, Morris A. Ward, E. Bruce Harrison Co.
Economic Benefits of hnproved Water Quality: Public Perceptions of Option and Preservation Values, D. A. Greenley, R. G. Walsh, and R A. Young.
Surface Water, Robert Bowen.
Nitrogen, Public Health. and the Environment: Some Tools for Critical Thought, John H. Timothy Winneberger.     

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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:
C. Kirchner, E. Schanze, F.G. v. Schlabrendorff, A. Stockmayer, T.W. Wälde, M. Fritzsche, R. Patzina. English version by William J. Mahoney, Mining Ventures in Developing Countries – Volume 1: Interests, Bargaining Process, Legal Concepts.
Judith T. Kildow (ed.), Deepsea Mining
Bryan Cooper (ed.), OPEC Oil Report
Lester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin and Colin Norman, Running on Empty: The Future of the Automobile in an Oil-Short World     

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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.)