Metal Contamination in Aquatic Environments: Science and Lateral Management - Hardcover

Luoma, Samuel N.; Rainbow, Philip S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521860571 ISBN 13: 9780521860574

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book explains why controversies exist in managing metal contamination, highlighting opportunities for policy solutions and effective management in the future.

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About the Author

Sam Luoma was a research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey for 34 years, before moving to the University of California at Davis. He was the first Lead Scientist for California's redesign of water management, gaining valuable experience in linking science and policy. He was a W. J. Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in 2004 and was awarded the U.S. Presidential Rank Award for career accomplishments in 2005. Phil Rainbow is Keeper of Zoology at The Natural History Museum in London, managing both public communication of science and a staff of more than 100 working scientists in one of the premier scientific institutions in the world. He was awarded the annual Kenneth Mellanby Review Lecture Prize by the journal Environmental Pollution in 2002.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521860571
• ISBN 13: 9780521860574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 588