By ion exchange undesirable ions are replaced by others which don't contribute to
contamination of the environment. The method is technologically simple and enables …

An increasing body of evidence suggests that microorganisms are far more sensitive to
heavy metal stress than soil animals or plants growing on the same soils. Not surprisingly …

Most estuaries receive a high heavy-metal input from industries. This is reflected in the
relatively high levels found in numerous estuarine organisms and in sediments. Many …

Metals in the hydrological cycle represent a very broad subject covering all parts of the
geological cycle. The present version of this book, therefore, would not have been possible …

Large volumes of produced water are generated and discharged to the coastal and ocean
waters worldwide from offshore oil and gas production facilities. There is concern that the …

During recent years, the biotic ligand model (BLM) has been proposed as a tool to evaluate
quantitatively the manner in which water chemistry affects the speciation and biological …

The toxicity of chemicals in sediments is influenced by the extent that chemicals bind to the
sediment. It is shown that acid volatile sulfide (AVS) is the sediment phase that determines …

The reproduction rates of 38 clones of marine phytoplankton were measured in media in
which free cupric ion activity was controlled at different levels using a NTA-cupric ion buffer …

Ecology of Estuaries represents the most definitive and comprehensive source of reference
information available on the human impact on estuarine ecosystems. The volume discusses …

Historic and ongoing sediment contamination adversely affects estuaries, among the most
productive marine ecosystems in the world. However, all estuaries are not the same, and …