Biology of Freshwater Pollution

Christopher Mason (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2001 | 4th edition
Addison Wesley (Verlag)
978-0-13-090639-7 (ISBN)

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An overview aimed at undergraduates and professionals, the fourth edition of this text describes examples of pollution events. Chapters deal with the pollution types, exploring their impact on biological systems and methods for mitigating this. Emphasis is placed on water management.

Biology of Freshwater Pollution, is a highly regarded overview of the subject aimed at advanced undergraduates and professionals. This latest edition provides an up-to-date summary of the whole field covering recent research, case studies and examples. The book begins by describing contrasting examples of pollution events. Individual chapters then deal with the major types of pollution introducing their sources, exploring their impacts on biological systems and water resources using contemporary examples, and discussing methods for mitigating impacts. Techniques used to investigate pollution are introduced throughout and the penultimate chapter deals extensively with the biological assessment of water quality. The final chapter looks at water resource management in the twenty-first century and the role of the biologist in that process.

1. Introduction.
2. Aquatic Toxicology.
3. Organic Pollution.
4. Eutrophication.
5. Acidification.
6. Energy and Pollution.
7. Biological Pollution.
8. Biological Assessment of Water Quality.
9. Managing Water Resources.
References.
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.12.2001
Verlagsort	Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	183 x 242 mm
Gewicht	940 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	0-13-090639-5 / 0130906395
ISBN-13	978-0-13-090639-7 / 9780130906397
Zustand	Neuware