TY - CHAP AU - Miguel Alvarez-Cobelas AU - Salvador Sánchez-Carrillo AU - Angel Rubio-Olmo AU - Santos Cirujano-Bracamonte ED - Fernando Sebastián García Einschlag Y1 - 2011-04-01 PY - 2011 T1 - Effects of Waste Water on Freshwaters in Semiarid Regions N2 - Fresh water resources are under serious stress throughout the globe. Water supply and water quality degradation are global concerns. Many natural water bodies receive a varied range of waste water from point and/or non point sources. Hence, there is an increasing need for better tools to asses the effects of pollution sources and prevent the contamination of aquatic ecosystems. The book covers a wide spectrum of issues related to waste water monitoring, the evaluation of waste water effect on different natural environments and the management of water resources. BT - Waste Water SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/15517 DO - 10.5772/15517 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -