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Marine Organic Micropollutants
Santosh Kumar Sarkar
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Description for Marine Organic Micropollutants
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 102 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
The proposed book features a systematic and thorough treatment of the dominant persistent organic pollutants (POP's) encountered in the tropical marine environment of the Indian Sundarban mangrove wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chapters provide a comprehensive and realistic account of the world’s most hazardous organic compounds. Readers will discover a detailed account of the characteristics, potential point and non-point sources, analytical techniques and the ecotoxicological relevance of selected POPs, namely organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated phenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These pollutants are of considerable interest because their exposure could cause immunologic, teratogenic and neurological problems in humans and other living beings. The book ... Read more
The proposed book features a systematic and thorough treatment of the dominant persistent organic pollutants (POP's) encountered in the tropical marine environment of the Indian Sundarban mangrove wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chapters provide a comprehensive and realistic account of the world’s most hazardous organic compounds. Readers will discover a detailed account of the characteristics, potential point and non-point sources, analytical techniques and the ecotoxicological relevance of selected POPs, namely organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated phenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These pollutants are of considerable interest because their exposure could cause immunologic, teratogenic and neurological problems in humans and other living beings. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Number of Pages
89
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319433004
SKU
V9783319433004
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Santosh Kumar Sarkar
Dr. Santosh Kumar Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta. His research interests lie in the fields of environmental geochemistry, coastal pollution and ecotoxicology.
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