Pollutant effects in freshwater : applied limnology /

Welch, E. B.

Pollutant effects in freshwater : applied limnology / Eugene B. Welch and Jean M. Jacoby. - x, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Ecological effects of wastewater. 2nd ed. 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General concepts of aquatic ecosystems -- Ecosystem function and management -- Standing crop, productivity and growth limitation -- Hydrographic characteristics -- Nutrient cycles -- Characteristics of pollutants -- Effects of pollutants in standing water -- Phytoplankton -- Eutrophication -- Zooplankton -- Macrophytes -- Lake and reservoir restoration -- Effects of pollutants in running water -- Periphyton -- Benthic macroinvertebrates -- Fish -- Description of benthic macroinvertebrates and comments on their biology -- Study questions and answers. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. III. 11. 12. 13. App. A. App. B.

"Pollutant Effects in Freshwater provides a practical and concise introduction to the ecological consequences of pollution in aquatic ecosystems. In tackling the problem of water quality deterioration this book combines the limnological and water pollution literature to describe how pollutants in wastewater affect populations of organisms in freshwater environments."--BOOK JACKET.

0415279917 (hb : alk. paper) 0415279925 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003061721


Sewage disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.--Environmental aspects
Water--Pollution--Environmental aspects.

QH545.S49 / W54 2004

628.168

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