Chemistry in the marine environment

The oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface to an average depth of almost 4000 metres. It is therefore not surprising that exchanges that occur between ocean and atmosphere exert major influences on the global climate. In addition, there is great variety within the expanses of the oce...

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Corporate Author Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Other Authors Harrison, Roy M., 1948-, Hester, R. E.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©2000.
SeriesIssues in environmental science and technology ; 13.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591244110
9781591244110
9780854042609
0854042601
9781847550453
1847550452
ISSN1350-7583 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 98 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • The oceans and climate / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Grant R. Bigg
  • The use of U-Th series radionuclides and transient tracers in oceanography : an overview / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison, Peter W. Swarzenski, D. Reide Corbett, Joseph M. Smoak and Brent A. Mckee
  • Pharmaceuticals from the sea / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison, Raymond J. Andersen and David E. Williams
  • Contamination and pollution in the marine environment / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Stephen J. De Mora.