Metal Pollution in the Aquatic Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1981)

Aquatic chemistry is becoming both a rewarding and substantial area of inquiry and is drawing many prominent scientists to its fold. Its literature has changed from a compilation of compositional tables to studies of the chemical reactions occurring within the aquatic environments. But more than this is the recognition that human society in part is determining the nature of aquatic systems. Since rivers deliver to the world ocean most of its dissolved and particulate components, the interactions of these two sets of waters determine the vitality of our coastal waters. This significant vol ume provides not only an introduction to the dynamics of aquatic chem istries but also identifies those materials that jeopardize the resources of both the marine and fluvial domains. Its very title provides its emphasis but clearly not its breadth in considering natural processes. The book will be of great value to those environmental scientists who are dedicated to keeping the resources of the hydrosphere renewable. As the size of the world population becomes larger in the near future and as the uses of materials and energy show parallel increases, the rivers and oceans must be considered as a resource to accept some of the wastes of society. The ability of these waters and the sediments below them to accommodate wastes must be assessed continually. The key questions relate to the capacities of aqueous systems to carry one or more pollutants."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Springer Study Edition
Release date:	October 1983
First published:	1981
Foreword by:	E.D. Goldberg
Authors:	U Foerstner
Contributors:	F Prosi
Authors:	G. T. W Wittmann
Contributors:	J H Van Lierde
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	488
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1981
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-12856-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > Medical research Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-12856-5
Barcode:	9783540128564

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