The death and life of the Great Lakes
(Book)
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393246438, 0393246434
Physical Desc
xix, 364 pages : illustations, map ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393246438, 0393246434
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-347) and index.
Description
A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes. For thousands of years the pristine Great Lakes were separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the roaring Niagara Falls and from the Mississippi River basin by a "sub-continental divide. Beginning in the late 1800s, these barriers were circumvented to attract oceangoing freighters from the Atlantic and to allow Chicago's sewage to float out to the Mississippi. These were engineering marvels in their time - and the changes in Chicago arrested a deadly cycle of waterborne illnesses - but they have had horrendous unforeseen consequences. Egan provides a chilling account of how sea lamprey, zebra and quagga mussels and other invaders have made their way into the lakes, decimating native species and largely destroying the age-old ecosystem. And because the lakes are no longer isolated, the invaders now threaten water intake pipes, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure across the country.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Egan, D. (2017). The death and life of the Great Lakes (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egan, Dan. 2017. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egan, Dan. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Egan, Dan. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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