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Title The marine environment : ecology, management and conservation / Adam D. Nemeth, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

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Description 1 online resource
Series Marine biology
Environmental science, engineering and technology
Marine biology (New York, N.Y.)
Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Contents THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION; THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: DESALINATION IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Water requirements; Water Sources; DESALINATION AS A WATER SOURCE; Desalination Global Development. Leading Countries; Water Desalination Technologies; Multi-Stage Flash Thermal Distillation Desalination (MSF); Reverse Osmosis Desalination Technology (RO)
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DESALINATION PROJECTS. PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURESEnvironmental Impact by Type of Desalination Process; Desalination Plant Location; Impacts during the Construction Phase. Prevention and Mitigation Measures; Terrestrial Environment; Marine Environment; Impacts during the Operation Phase of the Plant; Energy Requirements; Water Intake; Effluent Waste Product Disposal; IMPACT OF BRINE DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA; Characteristics of the Desalination Effluent Waste Product; Behaviour of Brine into the Sea; Brine Discharge Systems
Impacts on the Marine Environment. Prevention and Mitigation MeasuresEffects on Water Quality. Chemical pollution, Anoxia and Turbidity; Impacts on Marine Ecosystems; Effects on Plankton and Invertebrates; Effects on Fish Fauna; Effects on Coral Reefs; Effects on Seagrasses and Algae; Summary of Brine Discharge Impacts on the Marine Environment; Brine Discharge Modeling; Symplifying Assumptions; Governing Equations; Equation of Continuity (Mass Conservation); Equation of momentum conservation; Transport equation (Conservation of Solute mass); Equation of State
Model Types According to Mathematical ApproachModels based on a dimensional analysis of the phenomenon; Models based on the integration of differential equations; Hydrodynamics Models; Commercial Tools for Simplified Brine Discharge Modelling; Methodology of Environmental Assessment for Desalination Projects; Marine Environmental Monitoring Programmes; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF GOVERNANCE OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT; 2. THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
2.1. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Its Development and Scope2.1.1. Developments Leading to UNCLOS Convention; Convention on Territorial Sea and The Contiguous Zone (Entered Into Force 10 September 1964); Convention on the High Seas (Entered Into Force 30 September 1962); Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas (Entered into Force 20 March 1966); Convention of the Continental Shelf (Entry into Force 10 June 1964); Optional Protocol of Signature Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes (Entry into Force 30 September 1962)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Description based on print version record
Subject Marine resources.
Marine ecology.
Marine resources -- Management.
Marine resources conservation.
NATURE -- Animals -- Marine Life.
Marine ecology
Marine resources
Marine resources conservation
Marine resources -- Management
Form Electronic book
Author Nemeth, Adam D
LC no. 2020686977
ISBN 9781620819456
1620819457