Toxic Impact of Wastes on the Aquatic Environment, No. 193

By J.R. Wharfe, S.M. Hunt, J.F. Tapp

Past attempts to measure and control discharges into the aquatic environment have lacked a coherent approach, using chemical, biological and ecotoxicological criteria to assess the impact of wastes. Very different policies and approaches have been adopted by different countries. Toxic Impact of Wastes on the Aquatic Environment brings together the work of regulators, scientists and industrialists to identify a single approach towards improving the environmental quality of receiving waters. The book considers the background to the control of discharges, the regulatory methods that are available now and those that may be used in the future. It looks at the types of toxicological tests currently being used and under development, it proposes effective sampling methods and suggests ways of understanding the findings. The discharge of waste into the aquatic environment is a topic currently of great scientific and political significance. This new book is unusual in approaching the subject from a chemist's and toxicologist's point of view, providing a toxicity-based solution to controlling waste discharges. The solutions suggested in this book could well foreshadow future regulations which industry will have to abide by. All those involved, or just interested, in the environmental health of our waters will find this book fascinating reading.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854047816
• ISBN13: 9780854047819
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"