Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution

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CRC Press, Oct 11, 1996 - Science - 544 pages
This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in estuarine and marine pollution. Multidisciplinary in approach, Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution is an essential resource for anyone involved in the study or management of coastal and marine pollution problems. The book examines in detail anthropogenic effects on estuarine and marine ecosystems from local, regional, and global perspectives. A truly international collection of data is presented in an organized framework on a wide range of subject areas, including eutrophication, organic loading, oil pollution, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, trace metals, radioactive waste, dredging and dredged-spoil disposal, and effects of electric generating stations. Whether you are a student, a scientist, a policy maker, or an administrator, you no longer need to spend countless hours rounding up information and data - Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution has already done it for you.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Nutrients
14
Organic Carbon
38
Sewage Waste
52
Oxygen Depletion
74
References
92
Effects of Oil Pollution on Organisms
122
Oil Cleanup and Ecosystem Recovery
137
Radiation Effects on Estuarine and Marine Organisms
404
References
405
Natural Radionuclide Sources and Concentrations
407
Anthropogenic Radionuclide Sources and Concentrations
412
Radioactive Waste
422
Radionuclides in Estuarine and Marine Organisms
429
Dredging and DredgedSpoil Disposal Introduction
447
Dredging
448

Introduction
141
Structure and Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds
149
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Sediments
156
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds in Organisms
165
Halogenated Hydrocarbons
177
Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs
188
Organochlorine Compounds in Estuarine and Marine Waters
197
Organochlorine Compounds in Estuarine and Marine Sediments
216
Organochlorine Compounds in Estuarine and Marine Organisms
222
Introduction
253
References
266
Sources and Concentrations of Metals
273
Concentrations and Effects of Heavy Metals in Estuarine
298
National Monitoring Surveys
329
References
335
Atlantic Coast Surveys
371
Gulf Coast Surveys
383
Pacific Coast Surveys
395
Introduction
399
Anthropogenic Sources of Radioactivity
400
Regulatory Controls
402
Behavior of Radionuclides in Estuarine and Marine Environments
403
Dredging Effects
449
DredgedSpoil Disposal Sites
450
Evaluative Requirements
452
Impacts of Dredged Material Disposal
453
Habitat Creation Protection and Restoration
454
Dredging
457
DredgedSpoil Disposal
466
Effects of Electric Generating Stations Introduction
479
Thermal Discharges
480
Biocides
481
Impingement
482
Entrainment
483
Assessment Impacts
484
References
485
Power Plant Designs
488
Thermal Discharges
490
Radioactive Discharges
497
Biocides
502
Impingement and Entrainment
505
Index
511
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