1st Edition

Marine Pollution and Climate Change

336 Pages

by CRC Press

336 Pages 12 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

336 Pages 12 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

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This book presents a broad overview of pollution issues facing climatic, economic, and legal globalization. Topics include changes in oceans from ancient times to the present, the importance of marine currents and changing climates, marine pollution linked to climate change (fossil fuels, global carbon dioxide, heavy metals, pesticides, plastics, emerging pollutants, and marine debris), global... Read more

Ancient vs. Modern Oceans: Perspectives in a Climate Change Scenario. South Atlantic Circulation and Variability from a Data Assimilating Model. The Issue of Fossil Fuels at The Ocean: Emissions to the Sea and Contribution to Global CO_2.Continent Derived Metal Pollution Through Time: Challenges of the Global Ocean. Emerging Pollutants in the Global Change Scenario. Marine Debris: Problems and Solutions of the Changing Ocean. Global Shipping, Ballast Water and Invasive Species. High Seas Deep-sea Fisheries under the Global Changing Trends. Globalization of the Antarctic seas: Pollution and Climate Change Perspectives. International Regulatory Responses to Global Challenges in Marine Pollution and Climate Change.