The Resource Dirty water : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays, Bill Sharpsteen
Dirty water : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays, Bill Sharpsteen
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- Summary
- Dirty Water is the riveting story of how Howard Bennett, a Los Angeles schoolteacher with a gift for outrageous rhetoric, fought pollution in Santa Monica Bay--and won. The story begins in 1985, when many scientists considered the bay to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. The insecticide DDT covered portions of the sea floor. Los Angeles discharged partially treated sewage into its waters. Lifeguards came down with mysterious illnesses. And Howard Bennett happily swam in it every morning. By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages)
- Contents
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- The swimmer
- The witness
- The coalition
- Squirp
- The press conference
- City hall
- The activist
- The second hearing
- The scientist
- The politician
- The brown ribbon
- Heal the bay
- The dirty toilet awards
- The decision
- Friend of the court
- Outsiders and insiders
- The 50 percent job
- Isbn
- 9780520944756
- Label
- Dirty water : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays
- Title
- Dirty water
- Title remainder
- one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill Sharpsteen
- Subject
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- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
- Biography
- California -- Santa Monica Bay Region
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- Environmental policy
- Environmental policy -- California | Santa Monica Bay Region
- Environmentalists
- Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
- High school teachers
- High school teachers -- United States -- Biography
- History
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History
- Marine pollution -- California | Santa Monica Bay -- Prevention
- Marine pollution -- Prevention
- NATURE -- Ecology
- Pacific Ocean -- Santa Monica Bay
- Political activists
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Santa Monica Bay Region (Calif.) -- Environmental conditions
- Sewage disposal in the ocean -- Environmental aspects
- Sewage disposal in the ocean -- Environmental aspects -- California | Santa Monica Bay
- United States
- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Dirty Water is the riveting story of how Howard Bennett, a Los Angeles schoolteacher with a gift for outrageous rhetoric, fought pollution in Santa Monica Bay--and won. The story begins in 1985, when many scientists considered the bay to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. The insecticide DDT covered portions of the sea floor. Los Angeles discharged partially treated sewage into its waters. Lifeguards came down with mysterious illnesses. And Howard Bennett happily swam in it every morning. By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sharpsteen, Bill
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Bennett, Howard
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Bennett, Howard
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Bennett, Howard
- Sewage disposal in the ocean
- Marine pollution
- Santa Monica Bay Region (Calif.)
- Environmental policy
- Environmentalists
- Political activists
- High school teachers
- NATURE
- Ecology
- Environmental policy
- Environmentalists
- High school teachers
- Marine pollution
- Political activists
- Sewage disposal in the ocean
- California
- Pacific Ocean
- United States
- Label
- Dirty water : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays, Bill Sharpsteen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The swimmer -- The witness -- The coalition -- Squirp -- The press conference -- City hall -- The activist -- The second hearing -- The scientist -- The politician -- The brown ribbon -- Heal the bay -- The dirty toilet awards -- The decision -- Friend of the court -- Outsiders and insiders -- The 50 percent job
- Control code
- ocn586169660
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520944756
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 245347
- 22573/cttt5kvb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)586169660
- Label
- Dirty water : one man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays, Bill Sharpsteen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The swimmer -- The witness -- The coalition -- Squirp -- The press conference -- City hall -- The activist -- The second hearing -- The scientist -- The politician -- The brown ribbon -- Heal the bay -- The dirty toilet awards -- The decision -- Friend of the court -- Outsiders and insiders -- The 50 percent job
- Control code
- ocn586169660
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520944756
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 245347
- 22573/cttt5kvb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)586169660
Subject
- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
- Biography
- California -- Santa Monica Bay Region
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- Environmental policy
- Environmental policy -- California | Santa Monica Bay Region
- Environmentalists
- Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography
- High school teachers
- High school teachers -- United States -- Biography
- History
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History
- Marine pollution -- California | Santa Monica Bay -- Prevention
- Marine pollution -- Prevention
- NATURE -- Ecology
- Pacific Ocean -- Santa Monica Bay
- Political activists
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Santa Monica Bay Region (Calif.) -- Environmental conditions
- Sewage disposal in the ocean -- Environmental aspects
- Sewage disposal in the ocean -- Environmental aspects -- California | Santa Monica Bay
- United States
- Bennett, Howard, 1929-
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