Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs: Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins
Title | Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs: Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Great Lakes Region |
Publisher | |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Water |
ISBN |
Water Pollution
Title | Water Pollution PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Great Lakes Region (North America) |
ISBN |
Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs: Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins
Title | Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs: Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Great Lakes Region |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Water |
ISBN |
Clean Coastal Waters
Title | Clean Coastal Waters PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2000-08-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309069483 |
Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. coasts show signs of nutrient over-enrichment, and scientists predict worsening problems in the years ahead. Clean Coastal Waters explains technical aspects of nutrient over-enrichment and proposes both immediate local action by coastal managers and a longer-term national strategy incorporating policy design, classification of affected sites, law and regulation, coordination, and communication. Highlighting the Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone," the Pfiesteria outbreak in a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and other cases, the book explains how nutrients work in the environment, why nitrogen is important, how enrichment turns into over-enrichment, and why some environments are especially susceptible. Economic as well as ecological impacts are examined. In addressing abatement strategies, the committee discusses the importance of monitoring sites, developing useful models of over-enrichment, and setting water quality goals. The book also reviews voluntary programs, mandatory controls, tax incentives, and other policy options for reducing the flow of nutrients from agricultural operations and other sources.
Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs - Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins
Title | Water Pollution Problems and Improvement Needs - Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Basins PDF eBook |
Author | U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Water Pollution
Title | Water Pollution PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Rivers |
ISBN |
Water Pollution XV
Title | Water Pollution XV PDF eBook |
Author | S. Mambretti |
Publisher | WIT Press |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2020-12 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1784663832 |
Environmental problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads discharged into natural water bodies requires the formation of a framework for regulation and control. This framework needs to be based on scientific results that relate pollutant discharge with changes in water quality. The results of these studies allow the industry to apply more efficient methods of controlling and treating waste loads, and water authorities to enforce appropriate regulations regarding this matter. Water pollution problems are essentially interdisciplinary. Engineers and scientists working in this field must be familiar with a wide range of issues including the physical processes of mixing and dilution, chemical and biological processes, mathematical modelling, data acquisition and measurement, to name but a few. In view of the scarcity of available data, it is important that experiences are shared on an international basis. Thus, a continuous exchange of information between scientists from different countries is essential. Papers presented at Water Pollution 2020, the 15th International Conference in the series of Monitoring, Modelling and Management of Water Pollution, are contained in this volume and highlight research works from scientists, managers and academics from different areas of water contamination.