Chemistry in the Marine Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-85404-260-9
Verlag: RSC Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

The oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface to an average depth of almost 4000 metres. It is therefore not surprising that exchanges that occur between ocean and atmosphere exert major influences on the global climate. In addition, there is great variety within the expanses of the ocean, including large temperature differences, and enormous biodiversity brought about by the great chemical diversity within the marine environment. Written by international experts in the field, Chemistry in the Marine Environment offers a multidisciplinary and authoritative review of this important topic. Included is a review of the opportunities and challenges in developing new pharmaceuticals from the sea and an examination of contamination and pollution in the marine environment, which is a cause of great concern world-wide. The international perspective of this book will engage the interest and attention of a wide readership, from chemical oceanographers to policymakers, from students in environmental science to those in oceanography programmes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hester, R E

Harrison, R M

Weitere Mitwirkende

De Mora, Stephen J

Miller, William L

Bigg, G R

Swarzenski, P W

Salomons, Wim

Anderson, Raymond J

Esposito, Diego

McKee, Brent A

Smoak, J M

Williams, D E

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction and Overview;

The Oceans and Climate;

The Use of U-Th Series Radionuclides and Transient Tracers in Oceanography: An Overview;

Pharmaceuticals from the Sea;

Contamination and Pollution in the Marine Environment;

Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Hester, R E
Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.

Harrison, R M
Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.

Ronald E Hester is at the University of York, UK Roy M Harrison OBE is at the University of Birmingham, UK