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Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know
Judith S. Weis
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Description for Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know
Paperback. An overview of the issues surrounding marine pollution, including topics like how it originates, marine debris, oil, and climate change. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RNP; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Marine pollution occurs today in varied forms-chemical, industrial, and agricultural-and the sources of pollution are endless. In recent history, we've seen oil spills, untreated sewage, eutrophication, invasive species, heavy metals, acidification, radioactive substances, marine litter, and overfishing, among other significant problems. Though marine pollution has long been a topic of concern, it has very recently exploded in environmental, economic, and political debate circles; scientists and non-scientists alike continue to be shocked and dismayed at the sheer diversity of water pollutants and the many ways they can come to harm our environment and our bodies. In ... Read more
Marine pollution occurs today in varied forms-chemical, industrial, and agricultural-and the sources of pollution are endless. In recent history, we've seen oil spills, untreated sewage, eutrophication, invasive species, heavy metals, acidification, radioactive substances, marine litter, and overfishing, among other significant problems. Though marine pollution has long been a topic of concern, it has very recently exploded in environmental, economic, and political debate circles; scientists and non-scientists alike continue to be shocked and dismayed at the sheer diversity of water pollutants and the many ways they can come to harm our environment and our bodies. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199996681
SKU
V9780199996681
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Judith S. Weis
Judith Weis is Professor of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the effects of stressors like environmental contaminants, invasive species, and parasites on the behavior and ecology of estuarine organisms.
Reviews for Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know
Marine Pollution is a great tutorial as well as a great source for the general public.
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AESR) News
This is a well written book covering the diverse sources of pollution and their environmental effects, including coastal, both from a detailed scientific point of view and more closely to home on our food. The easy ... Read more
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AESR) News
This is a well written book covering the diverse sources of pollution and their environmental effects, including coastal, both from a detailed scientific point of view and more closely to home on our food. The easy ... Read more