Marine pollution -- monitoring, management and mitigation

The study of marine environments inevitably involves considering the problem of marine pollution, which includes questions that focus on the essential need to ensure the long-term health of these exceptional ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods they support. The open access textbook "Marine...

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Other Authors: Reichelt-Brushett, Amanda,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 369 pages : illustrations (some color)).
Series: Springer textbooks in earth sciences, geography and environment.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Marine Pollution in Context
  • Collecting, Measuring, and Understanding Contaminant in the Marine Environment
  • Assessing Organism and Community Responses
  • Nutrients and Eutrophication
  • Metals and Metalloids
  • Oil and Gas
  • Pesticides and Biocides
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  • Plastics
  • Radioactivity
  • Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Changing Ocean Chemistry
  • Other Important Marine Pollutants
  • Marine Contaminants of Emerging Concern
  • Multiple Stressors
  • Pollution Mitigation and Ecological Restoration
  • Regulation, Legislation and Policy{u2014}An International Perspective.