Aquatic pollution : an introductory text / Edward A. Laws.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; Chichester : John Wiley, c2000.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 639 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780471348757 (hbk.) :
- 0471348759
- 628.168 LAW
- TD420 .L38 2000
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 628.168 LAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 201633 |
Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamental concepts -- Photosynthesis -- Physical factors affecting production -- 4.Cultural eutrophication -- case studies -- Nonpoint source pollution -- Sewage treatment -- Pathogens in natural waters -- Toxicology -- Industrial pollution -- Pesticides -- Thermal pollution and power plants -- Metals -- Oil pollution -- Radioactivity -- Acid deposition -- Groundwater pollution.
This text covers pollution in oceans, lakes, streams, and underground aquifers. It contains information on the increasing number of factors affecting our polluted aquatic environment.