Water quality: A development bomb waiting to explode. A Dominican example and possible solution

Ambio

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Witter, Scott G ^a   Carrasco, Domingo A ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto Superior de Agricultura   (Dominican Republic)

^c Rio Yaque de Norte Program

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED PLAN;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, RIO YAQUE DEL NORTE;

EID: 0030431875     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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