Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution

Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution

by NationalAcademyofSciences (Author), NationalResearchCouncil (Author), EnvironmentandResourcesCommissiononGeosciences (Author), Divisionon Earthand Life Studies (Author), OceanStudiesBoard (Author), WaterScienceandTechnologyBoard (Author), Committeeonthe Causesand Managementof Eutrophicati (Author)

Synopsis

Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This 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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 428
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 17 Jul 2000

ISBN 10: 0309069483
ISBN 13: 9780309069489