Marine Organic Micropollutants (eBook)

A Case Study of the Sundarban Mangrove Wetland

Santosh Kumar Sarkar (Autor)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XIII, 89 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-43301-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The proposed book features a systematic and thorough treatment of the dominant persistent organic pollutants (POP's) encountered in the tropical marine environment of the Indian Sundarban mangrove wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chapters provide a comprehensive and realistic account of the world's most hazardous organic compounds. Readers will discover a detailed account of the characteristics, potential point and non-point sources, analytical techniques and the ecotoxicological relevance of selected POPs, namely organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated phenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These pollutants are of considerable interest because their exposure could cause immunologic, teratogenic and neurological problems in humans and other living beings. The book is intended to serve as a reliable and up-to-date reference source for students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of chemical oceanography, ecotoxicology and pollution management. 

Dr. Santosh Kumar Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta. His research interests lie in the fields of environmental geochemistry, coastal pollution and ecotoxicology. 

Inhalt

PrefaceList of AcronymsAcknowledgement1. Introduction2.Characteristics features of the organic micropollutants3.Micropollutants in marine sediments4.Level of  organochlorine pesticides (DDTs  and HCHs)  in sediments4.1 Factors affecting proper application of  Pesticides5.Level  of  PCBs  in sediments6.Level of PAHs  in sediments7.PAHs in core sediments in Sundarban mangrove wetland : A case study7.1 Introduction7.2Materials and Methods 7.3 Study area and Sampling sites 7.4 Sample collection and preservation7.5 Instrumental analyses7.6 Quality assurance and quality control7.7 Statistical analyses7.8 Results and Discussion7.9 Sediment geochemistry and PAH  accumulation7.10 Distribution of individual PAHs7.11Assessment of Diagnostic Ratios7.12 Assessment of sediment quality using environmental quality thresholds7.13Comparative account of PAH accumulation in sediments7.14 Conclusion8. Accumulation of micropollutants in marine biota 9. Ecotoxicological Concerns10. Conclusion and RecommendationsReferencesGlossary

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.9.2016
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 89 p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: ecotoxicology • low-lying coastal zones • marine micropollutants • organochlorine pesticides • PAH accumulation • Persistent Organic Pollutants • sediment geochemistry • sunderbans mangroves • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Water Quality and Water Pollution • West Bengal
• ISBN-10: 3-319-43301-6 / 3319433016
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-43301-1 / 9783319433011