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Ocean Dumping of Industrial Wastes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
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Ocean Dumping of Industrial Wastes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
Series: Marine Science, 12
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In recent years there has been an increased realization that the
casual disposal of wastes can lead to a deterioration in environmen
tal quality with substantial impacts on society. The management of
waste disposal practices must consider the various alternatives of
discharging and decomposing wastes on land, in the atmosphere, and
in the marine environment. Up until 1972 ocean dumping was used
increasingly to dispose of sewage sludge, industrial wastes, and
dredged material. In subsequent years regulations were developed to
reduce and minimize ocean dumping. These regulations were prompted
often by ignorance of the possible effects of waste disposal in the
ocean rather than by knowledge that such ocean dumping was detrimen
tal to the marine environment or to man. The relationship between
waste disposal and the oceans can be viewed in either of two ways.
One may want to assure that waste disposal procedures do not alter
adversely the marine environment, or one may choose to utilize the
ocean as a waste depository to reduce the burden placed on the con
tinental ecosystem and on the atmosphere. From either perspective
it is essential that there be an adequate base of technical
information to assess the fate and effects of wastes introduced to
the ocean. A series of original technical papers has been compiled
in this book to present some of the recent results of research on
industrial waste disposal in the ocean."
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