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Political waters : the long, dirty, contentious, incredibly expensive but eventually triumphant history of Boston Harbor--a unique environmental success story / Eric Jay Dolin.

Dolin, Eric Jay, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1558494456
  • ISBN: 9781558496415
  • ISBN: 1558496416
  • Physical Description: xi, 240 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First paperback printing 2008.
  • Publisher: Amherst ; University of Massachusetts Press, 2008, 2204.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-229) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Dirty Water, Clean Water -- "A Very Stinking Puddle" -- The Sanitary Awakening -- "Future Wants of the City" -- Planning and Reality -- From Bad to Worse -- The "Ultimate Remedy" -- Enter the Federal Court -- "A World-Class Project" -- Conclusion: How Clean Is Clean Enough?
Subject:
Water > Pollution > Massachusetts > Boston Harbor > History.
Sewage disposal in the ocean > Massachusetts > Boston Harbor > History.
Water quality management > Massachusetts > Boston Harbor > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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