AGRON 160 Final: Water Final Review
20 Apr 2017
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25% of final: parts 1 and 2 of course, approx. 75% of final: chapter 11: drinking water and waste water treatment, chapter 13: the economics of water, chapter 14: water use conflicts, videos, flow . Rivers of fire: vide 003 714, national geographic articles and world"s water, toilet to tap. Drinking water treatment: purpose of drinking water treatment. Improve color, appearance, taste, clarity: disinfect, brief history of water treatment, drinking water standards in us, 1914 first bacterial levels, 1942 comprehensive drinking water standards, 1974 safe drinking water act, drinking water treatment process, 1. Distribution: water sources, surface water, ground water, ocean/desalination. Economics: value of water versus pricing, public goods versus private goods, privatization, what is it, what are pro and cons, surface water marketing, what is it, where, controversises. Water use conflicts: conflict over the sea of galilee, golan heights, and west bank aquifer.
