This publication documents the state of the world's lakes and reservoirs, and suggests ways of managing them better.
| Title | The pollution of lakes and reservoirs |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Clarke, R |
| Secondary Title | UNEP environment library |
| Volume | no. 12 |
| Pagination | 35 p.: boxes., fig., photogr., tab. |
| Date Published | 1994-01-01 |
| Publisher | UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme |
| Place Published | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Keywords | ecology, environmental protection, eutrophication, lakes, reservoirs, surface water pollution, water resources management |
| Abstract | This publication documents the state of the world's lakes and reservoirs, and suggests ways of managing them better. It insists that good management of the world's lakes and reservoirs depends on people understanding the value of this precious freshwater resource. The report aims to publicise the basic facts about the state of the world's lakes and reservoirs, with the aim of showing people what can be done to improve the situation. Numerous boxes provide short sketches of experiences in this field from all over the world. |
| Notes | 26 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 244 |
