H2O Use: e-Books

This is a collection of e-books from the National Academies Press about water use. Separate collections of Electronic Resources and Print Resources are also available.

The National Academies Press publishes reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.

Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2004). Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 1 (1977). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 2 (1980). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Assembly of Life Sciences.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 3 (1980). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards; National Research Council.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 4 (1982). Safe Drinking Water Committee; Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards; National Research Council.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 5 (1983). Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, National Research Council.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 7 Disinfectants and Disinfectant By-Products (1987). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
Drinking Water and Health, Volume 9 Selected Issues in Risk Assessment (1989). Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council.
Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems: Report on a Colloquium Sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board (1986). Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.
Estimating Water Use in the United States: A New Paradigm for the National Water-Use Information Program (2002). Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, National Research Council.
Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty: A Proceedings (1991). Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, National Research Council.
Mexico City’s Water Supply: Improving the Outlook for Sustainability (1995). The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply, National Research Council.
A New Era for Irrigation (1996). Committee on the Future of Irrigation in the Face of Competing Demands, National Research Council.
New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1999). Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures, National Research Council.
Privatization of Water Services in the United States: An Assessment of Issues and Experience (2002). Committee on Privatization of Water Services in the United States, National Research Council.
Riparian Areas: Functions and Strategies for Management (2002). Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
River Resource Management in the Grand Canyon (1996). Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, National Research Council.
Safe Water From Every Tap: Improving Water Service to Small Communities (1997). Committee on Small Water Supply Systems, National Research Council.
Sustaining Our Water Resources (1993). Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production (1996). Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption, National Research Council.
Valuing Ground Water: Economic Concepts and Approaches (1997). Committee on Valuing Ground Water, National Research Council.
Water for the Future: The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan (1999). Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies in the Middle East; Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Palestine Academy for Science and Technology; Royal Scientific Society, Jordan; and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity, and the Environment (1992). Committee on Western Water Management, National Research Council.
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy (2000). Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy, National Research Council.
Watershed Research in the U.S. Geological Survey (1997). Committee on U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council.