Read why we are drawn to the ocean each summer and how being near water sets our mind and bodies at ease. Water pollution and fish physiology crc press book. Pollution originates from a wide variety of sources, both natural and manmade, and occurs in a wide variety of forms. Causes, effects and control is a book providing comprehensive information on the fundamentals and latest developments in the field of water pollution. Water pollution affects marine ecosystems, wildlife health, and human wellbeing. Water pollution results when contaminants are introduced into the natural environment. Children get up close and personal with how abandoned trash can pollute our water. A colorful text with actual photographs, and important information on what water pollution is and ways that we can help it stop.
Water pollution, the release of substances such as chemicals or microorganisms and energy in the form of radioactivity or heat into surface and subsurface waters to the point where they interfere with beneficial use of the water or with the natural functioning of ecosystems. Resources agency of california, 1963, by california state water quality control board, ed. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by. Meant for a student with already basic knowledge of biochemistry and physiology. Air and water pollutionair pollution is a general term that covers a broad range of contaminants in the atmosphere.
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