Seawater : geochemistry, composition and environmental impacts / Mathew R. White, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Mathew R.

Series:

Oceanography and ocean engineering series.

Oceanography and Ocean Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seawater--Composition.

Seawater.

Seawater--Analysis.

Chemical oceanography.

Marine bacteria.

Marine pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the geochemistry, composition and environmental impacts of seawater. Topics discussed include the impact of internal wave breaking on the ocean upper layer formation; trace elements in seawater in offshore oil production platform areas; self-purification of seawater; the Salton Sea megaport and seawater canal; and assessing the effect of nearshore currents over the SO2 absorption in Caribbean seawater.

Contents:

""SEAWATER. GEOCHEMISTRY, COMPOSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""SEAWATER. GEOCHEMISTRY, COMPOSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Impact of Internal Wave Breaking on the Ocean Upper Layer Formation""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction: The Problem Formulation""; ""2. The Upper Turbulent Layer""; ""3. Appearance and Development of Turbulence in the Presence of a Breaking Internal Wave""; ""3.1. Flat Turbulent Layer""; ""3.2. Cylindrical Turbulent Region""; ""3.3. Spherical Turbulent Region""

""4. Interaction of the Upper Quasi-Uniform Layer with the Turbulence of a Breaking Zone""""5. The Horizontal Diffusion Effect""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Trace Elements in Seawater in Offshore Oil Production Platform Areas""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Emission of Trace Elements in Offshore Oil Production""; ""1.2. Emission of Natural Radionuclides in Offshore Oil Production""; ""2. Study Area""; ""3. Experimental Procedures""; ""3.1. Sampling Sites and Field Methods""; ""3.2. Analytical Methods for the Determination of Trace Elements""

""3.2.1. Determination of Ba, Fe, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, Cu, Ag and Al in Soluble Fraction by ICP-OES""""3.2.2. Direct Determination of U and Mo in Soluble Fraction by ICP-MS with an Ultrasonic Nebulizer""; ""3.2.3. Determination of As and Se in Soluble Fraction by ICP-MS with Hydride Generation""; ""3.2.4. V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb Determination in Soluble Fraction by ICP-MS with Matrix Separation""; ""3.2.5. Elements Determination in Particulate Material by ICP-MS""; ""3.3. Analytical Methods for the Determination of 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb""; ""3.3.1. Radiochemical Analysis""

""3.3.2. Gama Spectrometry""""4. Results""; ""4.1. Produced Water""; ""4.1.1. Soluble and Particulate-Linked Elements""; ""4.1.2. Radionuclides. Correlation between Ra Isotopes and Ba""; ""4.2. Seawater""; ""4.2.1. Trace Elements in Soluble Fraction""; ""4.2.2. Elements Associated to Particulate Material""; ""4.2.3. Radionuclides in Soluble Fraction""; ""4.2.4. Radionuclides Associated to Particulate Material""; ""4.3. Degree of Dilution""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Self-Purification of Seawater: A Measure for Environmental Regulation""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""

""Overview of Approaches and Developments""""Data sources and Methodological Framework""; ""Environmental Capacity: Developments and Definitions""; ""Half-Lives of Pollutants and the Self-Purification of Seawater""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Macro-Imagineering a “Fifth Coast� USA: Salton Sea Megaport and Seawater Canal""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Desert Lake Made by Macro-Engineering Mistake""; ""A Future Sealane and the Colorado River Delta""; ""The Salton Sea at a Crossroads""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 5: Assessing the Effect of Nearshore Currents over the SO2 Absorption in Caribbean Seawater""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 20, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-62808-607-6

OCLC:

856021358