Drinking water : a history

Author(s)

• Salzman, James

Bibliographic Information

Drinking water : a history

James Salzman

Overlook Duckworth, 2013, c2012

• : us : pbk
• : uk : pbk

Note

"This edition first published in paperback in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2013 by Overlook Duckworth, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc." -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Water is something we take for granted; whether from tap or bottle, we rarely think about its source. But its journey to our glasses is more complicated than we realise. With a booming worldwide population, where will our water come from in the future? And is it safe to drink tap water? Is bottled water wasteful? Drinking Water explains the overlooked and surprising history of drinking water from Biblical conflicts to overpriced mineral water. You will never look at your glass in the same way again.

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Details

• NCID: BB22749651
• ISBN:
  • 9781468307115
  • 9780715647288
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: 320 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 333.9122
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Drinking water -- History
  • LCSH : Drinking water -- Environmental aspects
  • LCSH : Water and civilization -- History
  • LCSH : Water-supply -- Management