Overview
- Persistent toxic organic pollutants are now a serious problem also in the Great Lakes region
- Brings together what is known about the major classes of these pollutants in this area
- Each chapter reviews our knowledge of the contamination of the various parts of the Great Lakes ecosystems and respective trends. Detailed information is presented on the major classes of these compounds, e.g. PCBs, dioxins, PAHs, flame retardants, etc.
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 5 / 5N)
Part of the book sub series: Water Pollution (HEC5)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The environment around the Laurentian Great Lakes region has been adversely affected by agricultural runoff, urban waste, industrial discharge, landfill leachate, and atmospheric deposition. Although there have been some improvements over the last 20 years, persistent toxic organic pollutants are now a serious problem. This book brings together what is known about the major classes of these pollutants in the Great Lakes. Each chapter reviews our knowledge of the extent of contamination of the various parts of the Great Lakes ecosystem (air, water, sediment, fishes, birds, etc.), what is known about the trends over time of this contamination, and knowledge about the mechanisms by which these pollutants are mobilized in the lakes. Detailed information is presented on polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, pesticides, toxaphene, polychlorinated naphthalenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, brominated flame retardants, and perfluoroalkyl acids. These reviews make this volume an invaluable resource for all those involved in environmental research, measurements, and decision making.
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"Persistent toxic organic pollutants are now a serious problem. This book brings together what is known about the major classes of these pollutants in the Great Lakes. Each chapter reviews the knowledge of the extent of contamination of the various parts of the Great Lakes ecosystems (air, water, sediment, fishes, birds, etc.) … . These reviews make this volume an invaluable resource for all those involved in environmental research and teaching, monitoring, and decision making." (International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 86, 2006)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
Editors: Ronald A. Hites
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b13133
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-29168-8Published: 09 February 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06714-3Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-32990-9Published: 31 March 2006
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 441
Topics: Ecology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Environmental Management, Terrestrial Pollution, Waste Management/Waste Technology