Synopsis
Here is a new edition of a valuable text on pollution in the sea. It provides up-to-date perspectives and the latest available information. Accessible to non-specialists, the work covers the nature of pollutants, their effects on marine organisms and ecosystems, and their impact on commercial fisheries. It explains how this pollution threatens human health, and includes case histories regarding such bodies as the North Sea, the Mediterranean, Caspian, and Caribbean. The knowledge presented here is indispensable for making decisions about waste disposal policies and other pressing environmental concerns.
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Robert Clark, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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"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
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Marine pollution / by R.B. Clark
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Third Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; xii, 172 p. : figs, tables, maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: 1989. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Marine pollution. Pollution. Oil spills. Radioactivity. Heavy metals. Pollutants. Sewage. Hydrocarbons. Marine pollution. Pollution, Marine Ecology Biological sciences. Environmental Pollution. Oceans and Seas. Marine pollution. Pollution control in salt water. Marine habitats and fauna. North Sea. Baltic Sea. Mediterranean Sea. Caspian Sea. Oceans Pollution. Coastal waters Pollution. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 365135
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Marine pollution / by R.B. Clark
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Third Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; xii, 172 p. : figs, tables, maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: 1989. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Marine pollution. Pollution. Oil spills. Radioactivity. Heavy metals. Pollutants. Sewage. Hydrocarbons. Marine pollution. Pollution, Marine Ecology Biological sciences. Environmental Pollution. Oceans and Seas. Marine pollution. Pollution control in salt water. Marine habitats and fauna. North Sea. Baltic Sea. Mediterranean Sea. Caspian Sea. Oceans Pollution. Coastal waters Pollution. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 365135