Marine pollution : sources, fate and effects of pollutants in coastal ecosystems /
Marine Pollution: Sources, Fate and Effects of Pollutants in Coastal Ecosystems bring together the theoretical background on common and emerging marine pollutants and their effects on organisms (ecotoxicology). Written by a well-renowned expert in the field who is a researcher, teacher and advisor o...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
]2018]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Pollutants in marine ecosystems. 1. Basic concepts ; 2. Nonpersistent organic pollution ; 3. Nonpersistent inorganic pollution ; 4. Microbial pollution ; 5. Liquid wastes: from self-purification to waste water treatment ; 6. Plastics and other solid wastes ; 7. Hydrocarbons and oil spills ; 8. Persistent organic xenobiotics ; 9. Trace metals and organometallic compounds
- Part II. Marine ecotoxicology. 10. Distribution of pollutants in marine environment ; 11. Bioaccumulation ; 12. Biotransformation ; 13. Theory and practice of toxicology: toxicity testing ; 14. Sublethal toxicity at the level of organism ; 15. Effects of pollution on populations, communities, and ecosystems
- Part III. Monitoring and abatement of marine pollution. 16. Biological tools for monitoring: biomarkers and bioassays ; 17. Marine pollution monitoring programs ; 18. Pollution control: focus on emissions ; 19. Pollution control: focus on Receiving waters