Aquatic Pollution: An Introductory Text, 3rd Edition

Aclear,straightforwardpresentationofconceptsandissuesinaquaticpollutionThiscomprehensiveintroductorytextpresentsasystematicstudyofpollutioninoceans,lakes,streams,andundergroundaquifers.Inaclear,straightforwardstylethatiseasilyaccessibletononscientists,itdescribesthesources,features,andeffectsofthirteendifferenttypesofaquaticpollution.Fullyupdatedtoreflectcurrentunderstandingandrecentdevelopments,thisThirdEditionofAquaticPollutioncoverseveryaspectofpollutionassociatedwithurbanrunoff,acidrain,sewagedisposal,pesticides,oilspills,nutrientloading,andmore.CasestudiesofmajorpollutionsitessuchasLakeErie,ThreeMileIsland,andtheRockyMountainArsenalhelptoillustratepointsmadeinthegeneraldiscussion.Importantfeaturesofthisneweditioninclude:?Updateddiscussionsofnonpointsourcepollution,industrialpollution,thermalpollution,pathogens,metals,plastics,andmore?NewcasestudiesofChesapeakeBayandtheExxonValdez?Beginning–of–chapteroutlines?End–of–chapterstudyquestions?Newspecialsectiononunitsofmeasurement?FourchaptersonthefundamentalsofecologyandtoxicologyAquaticPollution,ThirdEdition,isafirst–rateteachingandlearningtoolforcoursesinenvironmentalscience,zoology,oceanography,biology,andcivilorsanitaryengineering.Itisalsoanexcellentprimerforpolicymakersandactivistsfocusedonenvironmentalissues.