Coastal and Deep Ocean Pollution

ISBN-13: 9781138569393 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 362 str.

Andres Hugo Arias; Sandra Elizabeth Botte

Opis

The ocean, sea and coastal areas show varying degrees of impact from the multiple human activities carried out in the terrestrial as well as in the aquatic environment. The main purpose of this book is to document at a glance the latest research in the field of ocean pollution.

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GENERAL POLLUTION IN COASTAL AND DEEP OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS. Black Tides: Petroleum in the Ocean. Oxygen Depletion in Coastal Waters and the Open Ocean: Hypoxia and Anoxia Cases and Consequences for Biogeochemical Cycling and Marine Life. Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal, Estuarine, and Offshore Waters. INORGANIC POLLUTANTS AND ASSOCIATED EFFECTS. Mercury Cycling in the Coastal and Open Ocean and Associated Health Risks: A Global Overview. Copper: Essential and Noxious to Aquatic Organisms. Behavioral Responses of Marine Animals to Metals, Acidification, Hypoxia and Noise Pollution. Eco-friendly Strategies of Remediation in the Marine System: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Lesser-known Metals with Potential Impacts in the Marine Environment. ORGANIC POLLUTANTS. Organophosphorus Compounds. Halogenated Pollutants in Marine and Coastal Environments. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Sources, Occurrence, Levels, Distribution and Ecotoxicological Fate at Coastal and Deep Ocean. Brominated Flame Retardants.