Marine Pollution - Hardcover

Clark, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019850070X ISBN 13: 9780198500704

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This new edition of a highly successful textbook gives a clear, balanced account of what wastes are discharged into the sea or get there accidentally, what happens to them when they get there, the effect they have on the marine environment, and the threats they present to human health.

As well as being completely updated, case histories have been replaced by more recent ones, and the whole book has been given a greater international emphasis. This new edition has a new chapter to explain techniques for measuring change in the marine environment, extended further reading, and more emphasis on tropical seas.

As in previous editions, the problems of pollution in the seas worldwide are explained clearly, unemotionally, and authoritatively. It is designed as an introductory text but no particular knowledge is demanded of the reader; it can be used by engineers, economists, lawyers, or environmentalists who need to be informed about the effects of materials that are deliberately or accidentally discharged into the sea.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Clark, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Review

"The book is so exceptionally well written and clear that the concepts are completely understandable by anyone with even a passing interest in the pollution of our seas. A most readable and informative book." --Environmental Policy and Practice

"A book which presents an excellent combination of readability, high scientific standards, actuality and scientific rationale on marine pollution ... an ideal introductory textbook." --Environmental Pollution

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019850070X
• ISBN 13: 9780198500704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 172