Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California Science, Technology, and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chang, Andrew C. (Editor), Brawer Silva, Deborah (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Global Issues in Water Policy, 5
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental sciences.; Ecotoxicology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

This book documents the history of irrigated agriculture and drainage in the San Joaquin Valley, and describes the hydrology and biogeochemical processes of salts and selenium, remediation technologies for salts and trace elements and policy and management options. The contents are comprised of four...