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The algal bowl, overfertilization of the world's freshwaters and estuaries, David W. Schindler & John R. Vallentyne

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index

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The algal bowl

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David W. Schindler & John R. Vallentyne

"In 1974, John R. Vallentyne predicted that by the year 2000 we would be living in an environmental disaster he called the Algal Bowl. Just as the Dust Bowl of the 1930s was created by misusing western farmland, he forecast that the continuing misuse of lakes could only lead to water degradation. In the first edition of The Algal Bowl: Lakes and Man, he explained how the biology of lakes is changed by an overload of nutrients - a process known as eutrophication. Vallentyne demonstrated that human activity was the primary cause of eutrophication and therefore responsible for the explosive growth of algae. His efforts helped move policy makers in North America to action regarding the dangers of phosphates in fresh water." "Two of North America's leading water scientists joined forces to explain the science and strategies that are essential to understanding and protecting whole water systems from eutrophication and massive algae blooms. Scientists, opinion leaders, policy makers, and concerned citizens will find this fully revised and expanded second edition an unambiguous diagnosis and prescription for change."--Jacket

overfertilization of the world's freshwaters and estuaries

1. The algal bowl -- 2. Lakes and humans -- 3. Lakes are made of water -- 4. How lakes breathe -- 5. Phosphorus, the morning star -- 6. The environmental physician -- 7. Detergents and lakes -- 8. The year of NTA -- 9. Understanding eutrophication from experiments in small lakes -- 10. Changes in the eutrophication problem since the mid-20th century -- 11. The muddy archives--using the fossil record to interpret the history of eutrophication -- 12. Recovery from eutrophication -- 13. Eutrophication in estuaries and coastal zones -- 14. The eutrophication problem as part of a greater eEnvironmental crisis