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The papers collected in this book were given and discussed at the
symposium on "Soil water physics and technology," which was held in
Rehovot, Israel, from August 19th-September 4th, 1971. It was
sponsored by the International Society of Soil Science (1.S.S.S.)
through its Commissions I (soil physics) and VI (soil technology),
and organized by the Israeli Soil Science Society. Thanks are due
to the Editors for having assembled contributions and discussion
remarks into a well-rounded, coherent book. The subjects covered in
this book are the theoretical and practical aspects of the
following topics: water movement in soils, soil-water interactions,
evaporation from soil and plants, water requirements of crops, ion
activity and migration in soils, soilwater management and salinity.
In as much as these contributions were not solicited, they
represent ideas and subjects considered important by the authors
and debators. In science, one often finds a gap between basic
research and practical application. If reading this book creates a
feeling of an apparent lack of balance between theory and practice,
this represents the state of our science today, and the thoughtful
reader can and will recognize that much remains to be done. W. R.
GARDNER T.]. MAR5HAL President, Commission I President, Commission
VI 1.5.5.5.
Regional Approaches to Water Pollution in the Environment
integrates knowledge and experience on pollution problems related
to industrial, agricultural and municipal activities and former
military sites, with special emphasis on the Black Triangle: the
region situated at the borders between North Bohemia, Polish Lower
Silesia and South Saxony. Here, some five million inhabitants live
in an area of brown coal basins having the highest emissions of
sulphuric and nitrogen emission in the whole of Europe. The
large-scale damage in this region is due to obsolete technology and
insufficient equipment for monitoring emissions. Health effects are
severe, and controlling the pollution can only be done at high
cost. There is thus a need to exchange knowledge and experience on
methods for evaluating the expected effects of measures and
purification techniques to remedy ground and surface water
pollution.
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