Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico: Before the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 1st ed. 2017 Volume 1 and Volume 2
Langue : Anglais
Coordonnateur : Ward C. Herb
The Gulf of Mexico is an open and dynamic marine ecosystem rich in
natural resources but heavily impacted by human activities, including
agricultural, industrial, commercial and coastal development. Nutrients
and pollutants from coastal communities and dozens of rivers flow into the
Gulf, including material from the Mississippi River watershed, which drains
over one third of continental United States. The Gulf of Mexico has been
continuously exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons for millions of yearsfrom natural oil and gas seeps on the sea floor, and more recently from oil
drilling and production activities located in the water near and far from
shore. Major accidental oil spills in the Gulf are infrequent.
This is a two volume open access set under a CC BY-NC license.
Volume 1.- 1.Habitats And Biota Of The Gulf Of Mexico: An Overview.- 2.Water Quality Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 3.Sediments Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 4.Sediment Contaminants Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 5.Oil And Gas Seeps In The Gulf Of Mexico.- 6.Coastal Habitats Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 7.Offshore Plankton And Benthos Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 8.Shellfish Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- Appendix A:List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols.- Appendix B: Unit Conversion Table.- Index.- Volume 2.- 9. Fish Resources Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 10.Fish Resources Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 11.Fish Resources Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 12.Avian Resources Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 13.Marine Mammals Of The Gulf Of Mexico.- 14.Diseases And Mortalities Of Fishes And Other Animals In The Gulf Of Mexico.- Index.
C. Herb Ward is Professor Emeritus at Rice University. He held the A. J. Foyt
Family Chair of Engineering and was Professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Professor of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the Weiss School of Natural Sciences.
He is now a Scholar in Environmental Science and Technology Policy in the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He received
his BS (1955) in Biology and Agricultural Science from New Mexico College
of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, his MS (1958) and PhD (1960) in
Microbial Diseases, Physiology, and Genetics of Plants from Cornell
University, and the MPH (1978) in Environmental Health from the
University of Texas School of Public Health. He is a registered professional
engineer in Texas and a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer by the
American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He was the founding Chair
of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chair of the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the inaugural
Director of the Energy and Environmental Systems Institute at Rice
University. He also served as Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA)-sponsored National Center for Ground Water Research
and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored Advanced Applied
(Environmental) Technology Development Facility. Dr. Ward was a member
of the USEPA Science Advisory Board and served as Chair of the
Scientific Advisory Board of the DoD Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program (SERDP).
A two volume open access set: Volume 1 http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781493934454 ; Volume 2 http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781493934546 ; or to order both volumes as a printed set http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781493968947
Describes key sediment processes that separate sediments from contaminated soil sites
This volume is useful to the technical practitioner as well as the research scientist and engineer in the field
Seeks to identify key uncertainties and resulting research and development needs for the assessment and management of contaminated sediments
Date de parution : 07-2017
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 105,49 €
Ajouter au panierThèmes de Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico: Before the... :
© 2024 LAVOISIER S.A.S.
