Marine Pollution
Sources, Fate and Effects of Pollutants in Coastal Ecosystems

A multidisciplinary approach to marine pollution combining chemistry, physiology and ecology, from the sources and fate of pollutants in the environment to their effects at different levels of biological organization

Ricardo Beiras (Author)

9780128137369

Paperback, published 25 July 2018

408 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.6 cm, 0.84 kg

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 renowned expert in the field who is a researcher, teacher and advisor of national and international institutions on issues such as oil spills, water quality assessment and plastic pollution, this book offers a thorough account of the effects of pollutants on marine organisms, the relevant environmental regulations, and the public health implications, along with the biological tools advocated by the international institutions for marine pollution monitoring.Marine Pollution: Sources, Fate and Effects of Pollutants in Coastal Ecosystems presents information in a detailed and didactic manner, reviewing the latest scientific knowledge alongside examples of practical applications.

Part I. Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems1. Basic Concepts2. Nonpersistent Organic Pollution3. Nonpersistent Inorganic Pollution4. Microbial Pollution5. Liquid Wastes: From Self-purification to Waste Water Treatment6. Plastics and Other Solid Wastes7. Hydrocarbons and Oil Spills8. Persistent Organic Xenobiotics9. Trace Metals and Organometallic Compounds

Subject Areas: Oceanography [seas RBKC], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]