Author : Kari Stange
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Contaminated sediments
ISBN : 9789291208340
Contaminants in Fish and Sediments in North Atlantic Ocean
Author : Lisa H. Nowell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 41,47 MB
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000611035
More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed sediment, and aquatic and terrestrial biota throughout the world. Recent research suggests that low levels of some of these pesticides may have the potential to affect the development, reproduction,
Author : H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521525725
We all rely on a familiar set of indicators - interest rates, unemployment, inflation, the Dow Jones index, and GDP, for example - to gauge the performance of national economies. No such measures are currently available to describe the environment. This book lays out a blueprint for periodic reporting on the condition and use of ecosystems in the United States. Developed by experts from businesses, environmental organizations, universities, and federal, state, and local government agencies, it is designed to provide policymakers and the general public with a succinct and comprehensive - yet scientifically sound and non-partisan - view of 'how we are doing'. This book should prove invaluable for decision makers in natural resource management and environmental policy in government and environmental organizations, businesses, and trade associations; academics with a research or teaching interest in environmental issues; and the general public interested in the continued well-being of American ecosystems.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release : 1997-10
Category : Marine biology
ISBN :
Author : David J.H. Phillips
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401121222
Twenty years ago, researchers wishing to identify contaminated areas in aquatic environments generally took water samples, and analysed them badly (as we have since discovered) for a few "pollutants" which were of topical note at the time (and which could be quantified by the methods then available). Today, the use of aquatic organisms as biomonitors in preference to water analysis has become commonplace, and many national and interna tional programmes exist around the world involving such studies. We believe that this trend will continue, and have complete faith in the methodology (when it is employed correctly). We hope that the following text assists in some part in attaining this goal, such that the quality of our most basic global resource -water - is adequately protected in the future. DAVE PHILLIPS, PHIL RAINBOW England, March 1992 vii Acknowledgements Our thanks for contributions to this book are due to several individuals and groups, for varying reasons. Firstly, a co-authored book is always a triumph, and we trust that the following text is an acceptable compromise of the views of two individual authors, on a complex and developing topic. Secondly, many of the ideas herein have crystallised over the last two decades as the field has grown, and we are individually and collectively grateful to a number of researchers for their insight and assistance.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 14,46 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Oil pollution of water
ISBN :
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Contaminated sediments
ISBN :
Author : OSPAR Commission
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Marine ecology
ISBN :
Author : Eddy Y Zeng
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 13,71 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0443153337
This second edition of Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments: An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency presents 14 chapters, through which a team of global, expert contributors cover a full range of microplastic research. The first chapter describes the general patterns for sources, occurrence, and transport of microplastics to lead off the book. The next batch of chapters covers sampling analytical methods for quantifying microplastics in the environment, followed by chapters addressing the association of chemicals with microplastics. A large cluster of chapters focus on the fate and transport of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, freshwater systems, marine environment, terrestrial settings, and riverine runoff that connects terrestrial and marine systems. The next few chapters examine biotransport and effects of microplastics in organisms. The last two chapters are dedicated to two emerging research areas: nanoplastics in the environment and management strategies for global plastic pollution. Outlooks for future research to better understand the situation and further improvements of microplastic research are also covered. In the 6 years since the previous edition published, this fast-moving area has evolved, and the contents of this revision reflect that. There are numerous brand-new chapters, chapters that have been revised, and chapters that have been completely refocused. This book provides an overview of microplastics research. It is a guide for researchers to better understand the occurrence of microplastics. Ideally, this book provides basic background knowledge of microplastics for oceanographers, ecologists, and climatologists. Provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for sampling, identification, and enumeration of microplastics Contains contributions from world experts with a diverse range of backgrounds, all brought together by a well-known, experienced editor Presents information on microplastics in a unified place, with easy access for the reader
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
Publisher :
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Radioactive pollution of the sea
ISBN :
