Marine pollution
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Marine pollution
Oxford University Press, 2001
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The market leading textbook in marine pollution now in its fifth edition.
The problems of pollution in the seas worldwide are explained clearly, unemotionally, and authoritatively. This book is designed as an introductory textbook, but no particular knowledge is demanded of the reader; it can be used by engineers, economists, lawyers, or environmentalists who need to be informed about the effects of materials which are deliberately or accidentally discharged into the sea.
Table of Contents
- 1. What is pollution?
- 2. Measuring change
- 3. Oxygen-demanding wastes
- 4. Oil pollution
- 5. Metals
- 6. Halogenated hydrocarbons
- 7. Radioactivity
- 8. Dredgings, solids, plastics, and heat
- 9. The state of some seas
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