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1 Introduction

© 2023 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2023 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xiii
  5. 1 Introduction 1
  6. 2 Liquid Water: an essential ingredient for life 6
  7. 3 Water: a potential threat to life 19
  8. 4 Why Drinking Water Quality Matters 30
  9. 5 Making Water Safe 45
  10. 6 Learning from Drinking Water Contamination Events 70
  11. 7 The Precautionary Principle and Safe Drinking Water 88
  12. 8 Protecting Nature ecosystem services for drinking water 96
  13. 9 Recycled Potable Water 110
  14. 10 Decentralized, Appropriate Drinking Water Treatments 132
  15. 11 Valuing Safe Drinking Water 154
  16. Acknowledgments 167
  17. Notes 169
  18. Additional Resources 205
  19. Index 209
The Paradox of Water
This chapter is in the book The Paradox of Water
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520974791-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xiii
  5. 1 Introduction 1
  6. 2 Liquid Water: an essential ingredient for life 6
  7. 3 Water: a potential threat to life 19
  8. 4 Why Drinking Water Quality Matters 30
  9. 5 Making Water Safe 45
  10. 6 Learning from Drinking Water Contamination Events 70
  11. 7 The Precautionary Principle and Safe Drinking Water 88
  12. 8 Protecting Nature ecosystem services for drinking water 96
  13. 9 Recycled Potable Water 110
  14. 10 Decentralized, Appropriate Drinking Water Treatments 132
  15. 11 Valuing Safe Drinking Water 154
  16. Acknowledgments 167
  17. Notes 169
  18. Additional Resources 205
  19. Index 209
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