Drinking Water: A History

Drinking Water: A History

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<p><strong>When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall, cold plastic bottle, we might not give a second thought to where our drinking water comes from.</strong></p><p>The completely revised and updated edition of the definitive book on one of the most important and controversial topics of our time: drinking water</p><p>When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably don’t give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think.</p><p>In this revised edition of <em>Drinking Water</em>, UCLA professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time. He adds eye-opening, contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water, and a new chapter about the tragedies that occurred in Flint, Michigan. Provocative, insightful, and engaging, <em>Drinking Water </em>shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.</p>