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The OECD has a CD-ROM which provides statistical data on a number of
Chinese water and water pollution topics. E-mail me if you want to know
the exact title of this product. Ian
 
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Ian Gordon
Brock University Library
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On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, Johnnie D. Sutherland wrote:
 
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> >Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 10:38:37 EST
> >From: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: RE: water consumption
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> Melissa - We have 2 atlases that probably could be borrowed on ILL:
>   1.  Drinking water atlas of China...1990  (GB 1117 C48 1990 Fo MAPL).
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>   2.  Hydrogeologic map of China ... 1987 (GB 1137 C49 1987 Fo EAST)
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> We would lend No. 1 which is ours but is small, East Asian might lend
> theirs. Please apply through regular ILL channels per OCUL ILL handbook.
> Both have a certain amount of text in Chinese but enough English to
> decode the maps.
>
> Joan Winearls
> Map Librarian                     Tel: 416 978-1958
> University of Toronto Library     e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Toronto M5S 1A5                   Fax: 416 978-7653
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> > Subj: water consumption
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> > Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 14:04:41 EST
> > From: UWO Map Lib <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: water consumption
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> > Hello, we have a question concerning water consumption in China. If anyone
> > could offer suggestions regarding statistical sources or maps it would
> > be most appreciated.
> > Thank you in advance,
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> > Melissa Leitch
> > Serge A. Sauer Map Library
> > University of Western Ontario
> > mapref.sscl.uwo.ca
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> >From: "Carol Marley" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: water consumption
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> Best book I have for this  is Environmental Data Report, Unep, 3d ed., 1991-
> 91. The section on fresh water resources says that info. on the use of
> fresh water is not widely reported and quality of data is variable. Table 3.
> 13 shows China to be one of the highest in terms of withdrawal, the
> greatest proportion goint to agriculture- USA not so high. I would qualify
> this- you have to read the table to see what's going on in any detail.
> Canada, for example, shows very low but in The State of Canada's
> Environment is says we are the second higest wasters of water if the
> world. I leave you to it. The UNEP handbook is a useful addition to any
> un. ref. collection. Carol Marley, McGill Un.
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