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Principles of Water Resources

This guide is intended to help you find resources, policies and information related to water, water resources and water qaulity. In addition to the resources accessed by clicking on the top blue tabs, you may also use our Gateway Search, Publication Finder, or A-Z Database list to find additional resources.

Research Starter: Water Quality
The term “water quality” refers to the fitness of water for a defined use such as human consumption and is measured in terms of chemical, physical, and biological parameters. Standards against which the quality of water is compared are neither universal nor constant and depend upon who has established the standards and for what purpose.
Research Starter: Hydrology and Hydrogeology
Hydrology is a broad interdisciplinary science that includes the hydrologic cycle and global distribution of water in both solid and liquid form in the atmosphere, oceans, lakes, streams, and subsurface formations. Hydrogeology is a subset of hydrology that focuses on groundwater and related geologic factors governing its distribution and magnitude. The shortages of water and the increasing pollution in many countries have heightened concern about availability and quality of water for many people in the world.
Research Starter: Wetlands
Wetlands are productive ecosystems that are formed when water is present for a sufficient period of time to create low-oxygen conditions in the soil, resulting in the creation of unique soil properties and a suite of wetland plants capable of living and reproducing in these environments. Most wetland definitions exclude permanently flooded areas such as lakes, rivers, and oceans or temporary puddles, such as those that occur on driveways, because of a lack of wetland plants.

Helpful Tips:

When using Gateway Search, be sure to limit your search to Full Text.
When using our Publication Finder (the Publications tab below), try entering terms such as "hydrology", "water quality" or "water policy" to find relevant publications.
When using our A-Z databases list, you may want to try one of the databases below or try a search in our Gateway Search.

Whites Road Wetlands by Peripitus is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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