Pollution of Lakes and Rivers: A Paleoenvironmental Perspective - Brossura

Smol, John

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ISBN 10: 0340691670 ISBN 13: 9780340691670

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2002

Riassunto

As part of the Arnold KEY ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE series, this major new text provides an authoritative overview of the use of sedimentary records to study the environmental degradation and recovery of lakes and rivers. Written by an internationally acknowledged expert on the subject, the book includes the results of the most recent research and up-to-date data, much of which is found in a wide range of technical sources and normally inaccessible to students. A distinctive feature of the book is its temporal focus, allowing for discussion of the lessons to be learned from the past in understanding and solving current and future problems of lake and river pollution.



In keeping with the aims of the series to provide clear and up to date topics of current environmental concern, John Smol has written to inform rather than impress, using plain language, full explanations, pertinent examples and case studies. A glossary of technical terms precedes a full reference list, which includes annotations relating to useful further reading where appropriate.

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Recensione

This is a terrific text for undergraduate and Masters students covering a vast range of material that is both accessible and up to date; there is a useful glossary and index with a comprehensive reference list....

....With few other books available covering this rapidly growing subject, it will be a key reference for undergraduate teaching, not just in palaeolimnology but also in environmental change.

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Geographical Journal

Contenuti

Preface
There is no substitute for water
How long is long?
Sediments: An ecosystem's memory
Retrieving the sedimentary archive and establishing the geochronological clock: Collecting and dating sediment cores
Reading the records stored in sediments: The present is a key to the past
The paleolimnologist's Rosetta Stone: Calibrating indicators to environmental variables using surface sediment training sets
Acidification: Finding the ""smoking gun""
Metals, technological development, and the environment
Persistent organic pollutants: Industrially synthesized chemicals ""hopping"" across the planet
Mercury - ""The metal that slipped away""
Eutrophication: The environmental consequences of over-fertilization
Erosion Tracking the accelerated movement of material from land to water
Species invasions, biomanipulations, and extirpations
Ozone depletion, acid rain, and climatic warming: The problems of multiple stressors
New problems, new challenges
Paleolimnology: A window on the past, a key to our future.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0340691670
• ISBN 13: 9780340691670
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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