Marine Organic Micropollutants

A Case Study of the Sundarban Mangrove Wetland

Santosh Kumar Sarkar (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 89 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-43300-4 (ISBN)

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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.

Introduction.- Characteristics features of the organic micropollutants.- Micropollutants in marine sediments.- Level of organochlorine pesticides (DDTs and HCHs) in sediments.- Factors affecting proper application of Pesticides.- Level of PCBs in sediments.- Level of PAHs in sediments.- PAHs in core sediments in Sundarban mangrove wetland : A case study.- Accumulation of micropollutants in marine biota.- Ecotoxicological Concerns.- Conclusion and Recommendations.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 89 p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte	Earth and Environmental Science • ecotoxicology • Freshwater & Marine Ecology • Freshwater & Marine Ecology • low-lying coastal zones • marine micropollutants • Oceanography • Organic Chemistry • organochlorine pesticides • PAH accumulation • Persistent Organic Pollutants • sediment geochemistry • Sedimentology • sunderbans mangroves • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / • Water Quality and Water Pollution • West Bengal
ISBN-10	3-319-43300-8 / 3319433008
ISBN-13	978-3-319-43300-4 / 9783319433004
Zustand	Neuware