Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-31492-9
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This volume deals with several aspects of the chemical contamination of the Mediterranean Sea and its health. After a description of the general physical and socio-economic context, exploration of processes governing the fate of chemicals, the budget of both inorganic and organic major and preoccupant contaminants and a description of new tools to study the impact of pollution on the Mediterranean Sea are discussed. The book serves as a reference source for the chemical aspects of the Mediterranean Sea for students and scientists and a practical guide for those who have professional responsibility for the management and operation of environmental impact assessment programmes.
Subject: Earth and Environmental Science, Coast, Coastal Waters, Environmental Management, Mediterranean Sea, Ocean, Water Pollution, contaminants, environmental change, pollution