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Marine pollution : what everyone needs to know / Judith S. Weis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weis, Judith S., 1941- author.
- Series:
- What everyone needs to know.
- What everyone needs to know
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine pollution.
- Marine ecology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Cover
- Marine Pollution
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction to the Marine Environment and Pollution: Sources and History
- What is the marine environment?
- What are some basics of marine ecosystems and food webs?
- Why is there concern about the state of the oceans?
- What is a contaminant? Is there a difference between a pollutant and a contaminant?
- What are the major sources of pollution to the marine environment?
- What are the major ways that land-?based pollutants enter the marine environment?
- Which pollutants enter the ocean from the air?
- Can objects in the water cause pollution?
- How can aquaculture cause pollution?
- Once in the water, what happens to the pollutants?
- How do chemicals get into marine animals?
- What is toxicity?
- What effects can pollutants have besides killing living things?
- How is the degree of toxicity measured?
- How can field studies be used to understand toxicity?
- Why are some species more sensitive to pollution than others?
- What laws regulate marine pollution?
- Why are some contaminants that have been banned still a problem?
- How extensive and severe is marine pollution around the world?
- 2. Nutrients
- Why are nutrients considered pollutants if they are required for life?
- Where do the nutrients come from?
- How does a sewage treatment plant work?
- What is combined sewer overflow (CSO)?
- What are concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO)?
- What effects do excess nutrients have, or what is eutrophication?
- What effects are seen in seagrasses?
- What effects are seen in coral reefs?
- What is a "dead zone"?
- Can excess nutrients damage salt marshes?
- How widespread is eutrophication?
- What are harmful algal blooms (HABs)?
- What are some harmful algal species?
- How widespread is their occurrence?
- What are the economic costs of HABs?
- What can be done to reduce farm runoff?
- What can be done to reduce runoff from cities and suburbs?
- What can be done about combined sewer overflow?
- What techniques in the water can reduce the effects of eutrophication?
- What is the prognosis for eutrophication in the future?
- 3. Metals
- What are the major sources of metal pollutants?
- What are some highly mercury-?contaminated sites?
- How does the form of the metal affect what it does?
- Where do metals concentrate in the environment?
- What are the toxic effects of different metals?
- What can organisms do to defend themselves against metal toxicity?
- Can elevated levels of metals in seafood be a risk to humans?
- What are the trends in metal pollution?
- What can be done to reduce metal pollution?
- What is "natural attenuation"?
- What is capping?
- What is confined aquatic disposal?
- What is bioremediation of metals?
- What is phytoremediation?
- 4. Oil and Related Chemicals
- What are the components of oil?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-5231-6415-8
- 0-19-775384-1
- 0-19-775382-5
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