Wetlands : ecology, management and conservation /
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| Imprint: | New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. |
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| Description: | xiii, 260 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environmental research advances Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety Environmental research advances series. Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8961131 |
| Summary: | Wetlands have already been recognised to hold the capacity for efficiently reducing or removing large amounts of pollutants from point sources (e.g. municipal and certain industrial effluents) as well as non-point sources (e.g. mining, agricultural and urban runoff) including organic matter, suspended solids, excess of nutrients, pathogens, metals and other micropollutants. This pollutant removal is accomplished by the interdependent action of several physical, chemical and biological processes which include sedimentation, filtration, chemical precipitation, sorption, biodegradation, and plants uptake among others. In this book, the authors present studies on the ecology, management and conservation of these valuable wetlands. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 260 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781621009184 1621009181 |
