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

by National Research Council, Committee on the Causes and Management of Eutrophication, Water Science and Technology Board, et al.

Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. coasts show signs of nutrient over-enrichment, and scientists predict worsening problems in the years ahead.

Clean Coastal Waters explains...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309069483
• ISBN13: 9780309069489
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"