Pollution and Water Quality
According to the United Nations, declining water quality has become a global issue of concern as human populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle. Resources available in this sub-theme include manuals describing water quality testing and treatment, reports and assessments of water quality from around the world, methods of maintaining water quality and managing pollution, and other resources that support enabling environments for effective water quality control.
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Managing Urban Runoff
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This page provides information and resources to help citizens and municipalities protect water quality from sources of urban runoff. There are guidance documents, manuals, factsheets and research studies available to learn best management practices.Read more
Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Nonpoint Source (NPS) Outreach Toolbox is the EPA's guidance for effective outreach education on nonpoint source pollution or storm water runoff. The Toolbox contains a variety of resources with examples for increasing awareness and changing behavior in relation to storm water awareness,...Read more
U.S. National Aquatic Resource Surveys
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. EPA has developed approaches for implementing a statistically valid survey for assessing the nation's waters. These resources are specific to states but provide a framework approach to help build national monitoring program. The National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) use randomized...Read more
Water Quality Exchange
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Water Quality Exchange (WQX) provides a standard format for exchanging water quality monitoring data. Even though it's designed for data sharing within the U.S., the data exchange schema could be reused by any country to establish a data exchange...Read more
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