Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes

Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
ISBN-10
3540291687
ISBN-13
9783540291688
Category
Science
Pages
441
Language
English
Published
2006-02-09
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Ronald A. Hites

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.

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