Download or read book Clean Coastal Waters written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-07-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxic algal blooms, shellfish poisoning, coral reef destruction, and other harmful outcomes. All U.S. coasts show signs of nutrient over-enrichment, and scientists predict worsening problems in the years ahead. Clean Coastal Waters explains technical aspects of nutrient over-enrichment and proposes both immediate local action by coastal managers and a longer-term national strategy incorporating policy design, classification of affected sites, law and regulation, coordination, and communication. Highlighting the Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone," the Pfiesteria outbreak in a tributary of Chesapeake Bay, and other cases, the book explains how nutrients work in the environment, why nitrogen is important, how enrichment turns into over-enrichment, and why some environments are especially susceptible. Economic as well as ecological impacts are examined. In addressing abatement strategies, the committee discusses the importance of monitoring sites, developing useful models of over-enrichment, and setting water quality goals. The book also reviews voluntary programs, mandatory controls, tax incentives, and other policy options for reducing the flow of nutrients from agricultural operations and other sources.

Download or read book Managing Wastewater in Coastal Urban Areas written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Close to one-half of all Americans live in coastal counties. The resulting flood of wastewater, stormwater, and pollutants discharged into coastal waters is a major concern. This book offers a well-delineated approach to integrated coastal management beginning with wastewater and stormwater control. The committee presents an overview of current management practices and problems. The core of the volume is a detailed model for integrated coastal management, offering basic principles and methods, a direction for moving from general concerns to day-to-day activities, specific steps from goal setting through monitoring performance, and a base of scientific and technical information. Success stories from the Chesapeake and Santa Monica bays are included. The volume discusses potential barriers to integrated coastal management and how they may be overcome and suggests steps for introducing this concept into current programs and legislation. This practical volume will be important to anyone concerned about management of coastal waters: policymakers, resource and municipal managers, environmental professionals, concerned community groups, and researchers, as well as faculty and students in environmental studies.

Download or read book Coastal Environment and Water Quality written by American Institute of Hydrology. Meeting and published by Water Resources Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coastal Water Quality written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII written by C. A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains most of the papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions . The conference provides a forum for the discussion of problems that are related to coastal regions, which are increasingly being affected by population growth and industrial and tourism activities. The pressure of these developments generates social, ecological and economic problems, the solution of which requires an interdisciplinary approach. Effective strategies for the management of coastal areas should therefore consist of dynamic and integrated solutions in order to control their environmental quality. The contributions included in this book are listed in the following sections: Ecology and the Coastal Environment; Coastal Deterioration; Management of Risk; Water Quality Issues; Sediment Transport; Coastal Dunes

Download or read book Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VI written by C. A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with problems related to monitoring, analysis and modelling of coastal regions, including sea, land and air phenomena. Bringing together papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions, the book focuses on ecological and environmental problems and the issues of water quality. The book will be essential to researchers, engineers and professionals involved in the field of Coastal Environmental quality and the related challenges to monitoring and controlling Oil Spills. Topics of interest include: Remote Sensing; Ecology and the Coastal Environment; Water Quality Issues; Wetlands; Sediment Problems; Coastal Restoration; Atmospheric Aspects; Sea States Forecasting; Modelling of Trajectory and Fate of Spills; Bioremediation; Detection, Prevention and Clean-up Measures; Erosion Problems; Management of Risk; Preservation of Pristine Coastal Areas; Estuarial Problems; Floods; Climate Change and the Coastal Environment.

Download or read book Priorities for Coastal Ecosystem Science written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-02-17 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes critical environmental issues that face coastal ocean and Great Lakes areas, including eutrophication, habitat modification, hydrologic and hydrodynamic disruption, exploitation of resources, toxic effects on ecosystems and humans, introduction of nonindigenous species, global climate change and variability, and shoreline erosion and hazardous storms. These issues can be approached through science activities (including research, monitoring, and modeling) discussed in this book and through coordination among federal agencies.

Download or read book Reauthorization of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Quality Management for Coastal Aquaculture written by Sukumar Bandyopadhyay and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describe the fundamental aspects water resources and water quality management, and environmental problems related to acquaculture in the Coastal related to aquaculture in the coastal areas. It addresses to the surface and ground water resources and their characteristics, in general and inherent in the coastal water environment, and describes the coastal environment with ecological divisions and coastal regulation Zones. Water resource use is highlighted mainly in coastal fisheries and aquaculture, and also in multiple uses for agriculture, forestry and waste disposal. Impacts of resource use on the coastal environment with potential and specific cases have been discussed. The book focuses on water quality aspects with the basic management issues such as physico-chemical, biophysical and biological parmeters and their interactions on the dynamics of the systems in a water body. On water quality management included are the topics under pond water treatment for control and management of aquatic environment for culture practices, and on farm effluent treatment for reduction of environmental impact in the surrounding water bodies. Related numerical problems have been given as examples in most of the chapters, as well as few sample questions for students work. The content of the book extends our theoretical understanding of water resource and water quality management, and also provides how-to or practical advice for professionals in the aquaculture industry. Contents Chapter 1: Water and Land Resource Use, Environmental Impact from Agriculture and Aquaculture, Food Production and Fisheries, Perspective of Water Quality Management in Aquaculture; Part I: Water Resources for coastal Aquaculture; Chapter 2: Water Resources, Sources of Water, Surface Water, Ponds,Lakes and Reservoirs, Streams and Rivers, Sea or Saltwater, Ground Water, Coastal Environment, Coastal Areas and Zones, Ecological Divisions, Marine Environment, Rocky Shore, Sandy and Muddy Shores, Brackish Water or Estuarine Environment, Marshes and Mangroves, Coastal Regulation Zone, Characteristics of Water Resources, Environmental Characteristics of Coastal Water, Carrying Capacity and Standing Crop, Primary Productivity and Food Chain, Principles Governing the Coastal Water Ecosystem, Aquatic Biodiversity, Ecological Factors, General Characteristics of Source Water, Water Temperature and Circulation, Dissolved Oxygen Content, pH and Carbon Dioxide, Nutrients and Organic Substances, Plant and Animal Community, Ground Water Characteristics, Summary; Chapter 3: Water Resource Use in Coastal Area; Coastal Fisheries, Types of Fisheries, Inland Capture Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Coastal Aquaculture, Types of Aquaculture Production System, Species Cultured in Coastal Waters, Operation of Coastal Aquaculture Farms, Multiple Use of Coastal Resources, Coastal Agriculture, Constraints Affecting Coastal Agriculture, Crop Selection for Salt-affected Soils, Coastal Forestry, Types of Coastal Forests, Socio-economic Values of Coastal Forests, Special Characteristics of Coastal Forestry, Waste Disposal and Pollution in Coastal Areas, Sources of Pollution, Types of Contaminants and Pollutants, Major Examples of Coastal Pollution; Chapter 4: Impact of Coastal Resource Use on the Environment, Impacts on Coastal Environment, Alterations and Destruction of Habitats, Effects of marine Pollution on Human Health, Hypernutrification and Eutrophication, Decline of Fish Stocks and Other Renewable Resources, Changes in Sediment Flows, Potential and Specific Cases of Impacts, Agricultural Activities, Capture Fisheries and Coastal Aquaculture Activities, Multiple Activities, Integrated Ecosystem Approch for Resource Use References, Part II: Water Quality; Chapter 5: Water Quality Parameters, Classification of Water Quality Parameters, Dissolved Oxygen, Primary Productivity and Nutrients, Temperature, Salinity, Suspended Solids,pH Alkalinity and Hardness, Dissolved Gases, Biological Parameters, Fundamental Principles, Equilibrium Relationships, Some Thermodynamic Concepts of Equilibria,Ionic Equilibrium in Water, Ionization of Acid and Bases, Solubility Relationship, Process Kinetics, Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Kinetic Models of Homogeneous Reactions, Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate, Biological Reaction Systems, Kinetics of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions, Kinetics of Microbial Growth; Chapter 6: Aquaculture Pond Ecosystem, Dynamics of Nutrientsin Pond Ecosystem, Nitrogen Cycle, Phosphors Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Dynamics of Dissolved Oxygen in Pond Water, Biological Processes, Photosynthetic Oxygen Production, Oxygen Requirments of Fish, Diurnal Changes of Oxygen Concentration in Ponds, Diffusional Oxygen Transfer by Natural Aeration, DO Concentration Balance in pond Water during Culture, Channel Catfish Pond, Trout Pond, warm water Fish, Dynamics of Fertilized Pond, Effects of Fertilization on Pond Dynamics, Changes in Acidity due to Nitrogen Fertilizer, Effects of Fertilization on Phosphorus Cycle, Plants and Invertebrates, Dynamics of Limed Pond, Effects of Liming on Pond Dynamics, Increase in Total Alklinity, Increase in Concentration of Total Avilable Carbon Dioxide, Increase in Total Hardness, Effect on Activity of Microorganisms, Increase in the Avilability of Mud Phosphate, Effects of Liming on Plankton and Invertebrates, Dynamics of Fed Pond, Types of Feeding and Feeding Optinons, Supplementry Diet Feeding, Complete Diet Feeding, Feed Conversion, Utilization and Waste Production, Material Balance of Feed Utilization, Nutrients and Solids Budget, Weste Components, COD Balance, Waste Production from Fertilization, Residues of Chemicals, Effects of Wastes on Culture Environment, Relationship of Water Quality With Feeding Rate References, Part III: Water Quality Management; Chapter 7: Introduction, Culture Systems, Types of Culture Systems, Open System, Semi-closed System, Basic Approach of Closed System, Treatment Methods, Pond Management Methods, Recirculating Methods; Chapter 8: Fertilization of Ponds, Fertilizers, Types, Properties and Sources of Fertilizers, Types and Sources, Properies, Requirment of Fertillizers, Principle, General Guidelines for Fertilzer Requirment, Application of Fertilizers, Types of Fertilizers, Application Rate, Method of Fertilizder Application, Platform Method, Nylon Cloth or Bag Method, Application of Liquid Fertilizers, Organic Manures, Methods, Manure Application through Integrated Farming of Livestock; Chapter 9: Liming of Ponds, Lime Requirment and Liming Rate, Calculation of Liming Rate, Technique Employed on Agricultural Crop, Technique Based on Exchange Acidity of Soil, Liming Materials, Methods of Application, Liming of Acid-sulphate Soils; Chapter 10: Aeration, Aeration Fundamentals, Theory of Oxygen Transfer, Factors Affecting Volumetric Oxygen Transfer Coefficient (k a), Evaluation of k a by Aeration Experiment, Measurment of DO, Standard Oxygen Transfer Rate and Aeration Efficiency, Rating of Aeration Systems under Field Conditions, Aeration Systems, Types of Aerators, Classification, Surface Aerators, Diffused Air System, Gravity, Aerators, Types of Aeration, Emergency Aeration, Supplemental or Continuous Aeration, Aeration to Prevent Thermal and Oxygen Stratification, Aeration of Source Water, Comparative Performance of Various Aerators, Aeration Rate and Efficiency, Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Transfer, Fish Production, Aeration Process and Aerator Design, Computation of Oxygen Demand and Supplemental Aeration Requirement, Average Daily Oxygen Demand, Maximum Daily Oxygen Demand, Oxygen Supplied by Water Flow, Supplemental Oxygen Demand, Surface Aerator Design, Practical Approach, Simulation Approach; Chapter 11: Feed Management, Feeding Options, Pond Fertilization and Supplemental Feeding, Feed Ingredients, Supplementry Feeds, Complete Diet Feeding, Types of Feed, Formulation, Preparation, Feeding Methods, Feeding Rate and Frequency, Feeding Rate, Feeding Frequency, Feeding Tables, Feeding Devices, Hand-feeding or Manual Feeding, Automatic Feeders; Chapter 12: Effluent Treatment Systems, Types of Waste Materials in Aquaculture Effluents, Suspended Solids Nutrient and Bod, Pathogens, Treatability of Aquaculture Effluents, Load and Concentration of Pollutants, Pollution Potential of Effluents, Comparison of Effluents from Different Culture Systems, Intensive Aquaculture Systems, Semi-intensive Aquaculture System, Effluent Standards and Regulations, Effluents Standards, Guidelines and Codes of Conduct, Codes of Practice, Farm Effluents, Site Characteristics for Discharge Regulations, General Regulations of Coasta Farm, Effluent Treatment Practices, Treatment Technologies in Use, Solids Removal from the Pond Bottons, Solids Removal by Sedimentation Ponds, Solids Removal by Filtration, Solids Removal in Cage Farms, Biological Treatment, Sludge Treatment, Effluent Treatment in Shrimp Farming Systems, Effluent Treatment Scheme of Aquaculture Authority of India, Environment-Friendly Scheme for Intensive Farming, Closed-Recirculating Shrimp Farming; Chapter 13: Solids Removal, Screening, Types of Screens, Typical Design Characteristics and Data, Mechanical Filtration, Types of Filters, Gravity Filters, Rapid Filters, Diatomaceous Earth Filter, Filtration Process, Solids Removal Mechanisms, Mathematical Analysis, Computation of Head-loss, Filtration Process Variables, Sedimentation of Solids, Types of Settling, Types of Sedimentation Tanks or Basins, Mathematical Analysis of Settling, Settling Velocity Analysis, Removal Efficiency of a Basin; Chapter 14: Biological Filtration, Principal of Ammonia Removal by Nitrification, Organisms, Reactions, Environmental Factors Affecting Nitrification Rate, Ammonia Concentration, Dissolved Oxygen Concentration, Temperature Changes, pH Changes, Effect of Minerals and Chemicals, Filter Media Types, Filter Media Types, Filter Design, Filter Configuration, Submerged Filters, Trickling Filters, Rotating Meadia Filters, Operating Parameters, Flow Distribution, Hydraulic Loading, Duty Cycle, Comparison of Existing Designs of Biofilters, Filter Design Procedure, Ammonia Mass Balance, Nitrate-Nitrogen Mass balance, DO Mass Balance, DO Mass Balance in Biofilter; Chapter 15: Disinfection, Methods of Disinfection, Chlorination Process, Forms of Chlorine, Chemistry of Chlorination, Disadvantages of Chlorination, Chlorine Removal, Chlorine Compounds Used in Practice, Potassium Permangante Treatment, Mechaisms and Kinetics of Disinfection

Download or read book California s Living Marine Resources written by William S. Leet and published by University Of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Califorinia Sea Grant. This book was released on 2001 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 592-page spiral-bound reference provides a baseline of information for all those involved with managing living marine resources in California and chronicles changes that have occurred in many of the state’s fisheries. Organized by marine ecosystems: bays and estuaries, nearshore and offshore. Includes illustrated species descriptions with details of biological knowledge, fishery history, landings data, population status and references. Also includes sections on marine birds and mammals and appendices containing management considerations (by species), a glossary of technical terms and acronyms and fishing gear illustrations. Jointly produced by the California Sea Grant Extension Program and the California Department of Fish and Game following the passage of the Marine Life Protection Act in January 1999.

Download or read book Monitoring Water Quality written by Michael A. Mallin and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clean Water Action Plan written by United States. Coastal Research and Monitoring Strategy Workgroup and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Protection of Marine and Coastal Waters written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean, and Water Protection and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Estuaries and Coastal Water Quality Legislation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coastal Environments written by Yuanzhi Zhang and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, coastal environments have drawn an increasing awareness globally, regionally, or locally as in many coastal regions, the rapid industrial, urban, and agricultural development has caused dramatic land use and land cover (LULC) changes and various water pollution events in coastal environments. These environmental consequences of human activities exacerbate the effects of regional and global climate change on the hydrological cycle between the land and ocean, and these effects are frequently hazardous or destructive to coastal regions around the world. Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) technologies are thoroughly adopted and applied to monitor the dynamic change of coastal environments, such as coastal LULC, water quality, and marine ecosystem.

Download or read book Guidelines on recreational water quality Volume 1 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious practices, and aesthetic pleasure, while also providing substantial local, regional and national economic benefits. These guidelines focus on water quality management for coastal and freshwater environments to protect public health. The guidelines: 1. describe the current state of knowledge about the possible adverse health impacts of various forms of water pollution; and2. set out recommendations for setting national health-based targets, conducting surveillance and risk assessments, putting in place systems to monitor and control risks, and providing timely advice to users on water safety.These guidelines are aimed at national and local authorities, and other entities with an obligation to exercise due diligence relating to the safety of recreational water sites. They may be implemented in conjunction with other measures for water safety (such as drowning prevention and sun exposure) and measures for environmental protection of recreational water use sites.

Download or read book Impact of Man on the Coastal Environment written by Thomas W. Duke and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: