Marine pollution : types, environmental significance and management strategies / editors, Dominic E. Jefferson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jefferson, Dominic E., editor.

Series:

Air, water and soil pollution science and technology series.

Air Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the fact that water covers two-thirds of the Earth's surface, it is surprisingly vulnerable to human influence and activity. Marine ecosystems receive large amounts of a variety of pollutants from either treated or untreated wastewater. The extensive use of chemicals and their introduction into the environment has resulted in increased public concern for the potential threats to ecosystems, human health and safety. Persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and pesticides, as well as heavy metals, su

Contents:

""MARINE POLLUTION: TYPES, ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES""; ""MARINE POLLUTION: TYPES, ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Organotin Compounds in the Marine Environment � Current Monitoring Techniques and Their Regulatory and Environmental Management Requirements in England and Wales""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Organotins and Marine Biota""; ""3. Physiochemical Properties, Occurrence, Fate and Degradation of Organotin Compounds""

""3.1. Physiochemical Properties of Organotins""""3.2. Occurrence and Fate of Organotin Compounds""; ""3.3. Partitioning of TBT and TPhT in the Aquatic Environment""; ""3.4. Desorption and Pore-Water Resupply of Organotin Compounds""; ""3.5. Degradation of Organotin Compounds""; ""3.6. Butyltin and Phenyltin Degradation Index""; ""4. Concentrations of Organotin Compounds in Marine Compartments""; ""5. Sampling and Analysis of Organotins in the Aquatic Environment""; ""5.1. Sampling""; ""5.2. Extraction of Organotin Compounds from Sediments""; ""5.3. Derivatisation""

""5.3.1. Grignard Reagents""""5.3.2. Alkylation with Sodium Tetraethylborate""; ""5.3.3. Hydride Generation Using Sodium Borohydride""; ""5.4. Gas Chromatographic Separation Techniques""; ""5.5. High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separation Techniques""; ""5.6. Electrochemical Detection Techniques""; ""5.7. Passive Sampling Techniques for Monitoring Organotin Compounds in Water""; ""5.8. Biomonitoring Strategies for Organotin Compounds""; ""6. Management and Control of Coastal and Estuarine Sites Contaminated by Organotins in England and Wales""

""6.1. Sea Disposal of Dredged Material""""6.2. Remediation Treatments for TBT Contaminated Sediments and Water""; ""7. Overview of the Regulations Governing the Management of Dredging and Disposal of Dredged Material in England and Wales""; ""8. Monitoring of TBT at Dredged Material Disposal Sites""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Management of Large Oil Spills""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""2. SOME PAST INCIDENTS""; ""3. REVIEW OF TECHNICAL APPROACHES""; ""4. MODELING STRATEGIES FOR OIL DISPERSION: SHORT AND LONG-TERM FORECASTS""; ""5. CASE STUDY""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""

""REFERENCES""""Chapter 3: Marine Pollution: Types, Environmental Significance and Pollution Control""; ""Abstract""; ""List of Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Marine Pollutants""; ""2.1. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons""; ""2.2. Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers""; ""2.3. Organochlorine Pesticides""; ""2.4. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products""; ""2.5. Surfactants""; ""2.6. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals""; ""2.7. Heavy Metals""; ""3. Analytical Methods for the Analysis of Pollutants in Seawater and Marine Sediments""

""3.1. Sample Treatment: Pretreatment, Extraction and Clean-Up Procedures""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-546-6

OCLC:

893909981