Decaying Lakes: Origins and Control of Eutrophication

by B. Henderson-Sellers and Brian Henderson-Sellers

A comprehensive introduction to eutrophication, the process by which the water quality of lakes deteriorates as a result of their increased levels of nutrients. (These nutrients, however, also increase the fertility of lakes.) The process normally takes centuries, but is accelerating as a result of man's activities in catchment areas. The book is divided into three parts. The first part looks at basic causes and control strategies; the second considers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471912182
• ISBN13: 9780471912187
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 264 Pages