The Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea
Author: Alain Saliot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2005-08-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9783540250180
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This volume represents a practical survey of current understanding of chemical contamination of the Mediterranean Sea. Beginning with an overview of the general physical and socio-economic context, the author reviews the exploration of processes governing the fate of chemicals, assesses the budget of both inorganic and organic contaminants, and describes new tools for studying the impact of pollution on the Mediterranean.

Hazardous Substances in the European Marine Environment

Hazardous Substances in the European Marine Environment
Author: Norman Green
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of European Communities
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2003
Genre: Hazardous substances
ISBN:
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Recoge: 1. Introduction - 2. The seas of Europe - 3. Impact of hazardous substances - 4. Sources and inputs of hazardous substances (driving forces and pressures) - 5. Spatial and temporal coverage of data - 6. Present levels and trents (state) of hazardous substances - 7. Response measures - 8. Future developments - 9. Conclusions

The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the North Sea

The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the North Sea
Author: Tatjana P. Ilyina
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2007-02-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3540681639
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This book provides a description of FANTOM, an ocean model, that has been developed to investigate the fate of selected POPs in the North Sea. The main focus of the model is on quantifying the distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and their aquatic pathways. The model was applied for the southern North Sea and tested by studying the behavior of g-HCH, a-HCH and PCB 153 in sea water.