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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816120203321

Titolo

Clean coastal waters : understanding and reducing the effects of nutrient pollution / / Committee on the Causes and Management of Coastal Eutrophication, Ocean Studies Board and Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17209-8

0-309-51615-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (421 p.)

Disciplina

363.739/4

Soggetti

Nutrient pollution of water - United States

Marine eutrophication - United States

Coastal zone management - Government policy - United States

Water quality management - Government policy - United States

Watershed management - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-345) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Understanding Nutrient Over-enrichment: An Introduction""; ""2 Combating Nutrient Over-enrichment: Findings and Recommendations""; ""3 Which Nutrients Matter?""; ""4 What Are the Effects of Nutrient Over-Enrichment?""; ""5 Sources of Nutrient Inputs to Estuaries and Coastal Waters""; ""6 What Determines Susceptibility to Nutrient Over-Enrichment?""; ""7 The Role of Monitoring and Modeling""; ""8 Water Quality Goals""; ""9 Source Reduction and Control""; ""References""

""APPENDIX A Statement of Task and Committee and Staff Biographies""""APPENDIX B Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""APPENDIX C Programmatic Approaches and Results of a Local Managers Questionnaire""; ""APPENDIX D Model Reviews""; ""APPENDIX E Related Websites""; ""Index""