Introduction to the Marine Environment and Pollution

2015/01/08 by Judith S. Weis · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

paper · doi:10.1093/wentk/9780199996698.003.0001

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Abstract

What is the marine environment? As used in this book, the marine environment covers not only the ocean, but estuaries (e.g., bays), which are coastal areas where the seawater is diluted with freshwater coming from rivers and streams, or sometimes groundwater. Much of the...

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