Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
Description
Pollution threatens the Laurentian Great Lakes and is a serious problem. This book examines what is known about the major classes of persistent toxic organic pollutants. Agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition, are all to blame. Contamination of the various ecosystems is reviewed, and what is known about the effects of this pollution. This volume provides an invaluable resource for those in environmental research, measurements, and decision making concerning the Great Lakes.
Keywords
ScienceLife SciencesEcologyTechnology & EngineeringEnvironmentalWater SupplyEnvironmental ScienceNatureNatural ResourcesEnvironmental Conservation & Protection
2006Book
Author(s)Ronald Hites
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media
ISBN9783540291688
LanguageEnglish
