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California’s water management system is deteriorating—on both economic and environmental fronts. Only a broad integrative approach will reverse the decline, according to a new book co-authored by experts from the Center for Watershed Sciences.
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
The source, transportation, and fate of pollutants in water are influenced by many complex physical, chemical, and biological processes that vary through space and time. Understanding these processes is essential for predicting the environmental and human health impacts of pollution and water quality.
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Martin Burger
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle |
Effects on Water Resources |
Effects on Agriculture
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William H. Casey
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Gary Cherr
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Toxicology |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Randy A. Dahlgren
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Jeannie L. Darby
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle
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Hossein Farzin
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Climate Change |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
Effective Solutions |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Policy, Economics |
Environmental Justice |
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William Fleenor
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Joan Florsheim
Land Use |
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Habitat Restoration |
Rivers |
Deltas and Estuaries |
Coasts and Oceans |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Natural Hazards |
Water Policy |
Effects on Water Resources |
The Climate Past
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Graham Fogg
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Effects on Water Resources
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Peter G. Green
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
Stressors on Plants |
Stressors on Animals |
Rivers |
Deltas and Estuaries |
Coasts and Oceans |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Air Quality
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Mark E. Grismer
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Thomas Harter
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Jan W. Hopmans
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Effects on Water Resources |
Effects on Agriculture
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Michael Johnson
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
Population, Community Ecology |
Toxicology |
Stressors on Animals |
Deltas and Estuaries |
Aquatic Health, Toxicology |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Food, Agriculture
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Doug Mackay
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Miguel A. Marino
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Deanne Meyer
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
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Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Water Policy |
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Effects on Agriculture |
Policy, Economics |
Air Quality |
Food, Agriculture |
Policy, Governance |
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Toby O'Geen
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Land Use |
Water & Watersheds |
Ecosystems |
Geospatial Analysis |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Sanjai Parikh
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle
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James F. Quinn
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Land Use |
Water & Watersheds |
Wildlands |
Population, Community Ecology |
Invasive Species |
Geospatial Analysis |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Water Policy
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James R. Rustad
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Geoffrey Schladow
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
Effective Solutions |
Ecosystems |
Invasive Species |
Rivers |
Lakes |
Deltas and Estuaries |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Climate Modeling, Forecasting |
Effects on Water Resources |
Education and Outreach
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Kate M. Scow
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Healthy Environment, Healthy People |
Effective Solutions |
Ecosystems |
Population, Community Ecology |
Soil Microbes |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality |
Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle |
Effects on Agriculture |
Food, Agriculture |
Education and Outreach
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Swee Teh
Biodiversity & Conservation |
Water & Watersheds |
Climate Change |
Ecosystems |
Toxicology |
Disease |
Stressors on Animals |
Physiology and Nutrition |
Rivers |
Lakes |
Deltas and Estuaries |
Coasts and Oceans |
Aquatic Health, Toxicology |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Wesley W. Wallender
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Thomas M. Young
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Bassam Younis
Water & Watersheds |
Rivers |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Minghua Zhang
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
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Robert Zierenberg
Water & Watersheds |
Pollution, Transport and Water Quality