Download or read book Pollutants in British Columbia s Marine Environment written by B. H. Kay and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This factsheet provides information about sources and effects of the pollutants that threaten British Columbia's fragile marine environments. In particular, it looks at the persistent pollutants that are the object of much research, and describes some of the steps that governments and industries are taking to better control pollution. It summarizes information presented in the first state of the environment report, which included data for 1970-86, and supplements it with data for 1986-88.
Download or read book Pollutants in British Columbia s Marine Environment written by Canada. Environnement Canada and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health of Our Oceans written by Canada. Marine Environmental Quality Advisory Group and published by Dartmouth, N.S. : Marine Environmental Quality Advisory Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report gives a perspective of national and international legislation and obligations; addresses the quality of Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic coasts and marine waters; presents an overview of Canada's marine environmental quality (MEQ) and identifies some next steps. The report focuses on threats to MEQ from toxic chemicals, industrial emissions, and anthropogenic physical changes.
Download or read book Sewage Pollution in British Columbia in Perspective written by Michael Waldichuk and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical development of sewage disposal, in the context of its effect on the environment, is briefly reviewed. The characteristics of sewage, i.e., solids, microorganisms, dissolved organic constituents, nutrients and metals, that affect the aquatic environment and ecosystem are discussed. A brief review is given of the three levels of treatment: primary, secondary and tertiary. Then four case studies of sewage treatment and ocean disposal in coastal areas of British Columbia (Greater Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Comox-Courtenay, and Nanaimo) are reviewed in some detail. Other areas are discussed with respect to specific problems. The perceived problems are largely associated with the impact of sewage bacteria and viruses on shellfish and the potential hazard to consumers. Closure of shellfish beds to harvesting, because of sewage pollution, has had a major economic impact.
Download or read book Dire Straits written by Bob Lyons and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Real World of Pollution Control written by Mark Sproule-Jones and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Pollutants on Marine Organisms written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stewarding the Sound written by Leah Bendell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stewarding the Sound uses different perspectives to build awareness of the wealth and fragility of this ecosystem by balancing economic and social needs with conservation. This book, the first ever compilation of the ecological importance of the Sound, demonstrates the cumulative stresses that are now occurring within the Sound and the impact that these stresses are having on the ecosystem. This contributed volume will provide the means of reaching a wide audience to spread awareness of how ecologically important this region is and that it requires a sound management plan so that its ecosystem and the services that ecosystem provides are not compromised.
Download or read book Protecting BC s Aquatic Environment written by BC Environment. Water Management Branch and published by Water Management Branch, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. This book was released on 1997 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is intended for recreational boaters in British Columbia who are interested in protecting the aquatic environment. It includes tips on waste management, marine sewage handling, reducing pollution from bilges and fuelling, anti-fouling coatings, battery replacement, protection of shore life and areas of special sensitivity, prevention of the introduction and spread of aquatic pests such as Eurasian watermilfoil, reporting environmental incidents and cleaning up, and pollution regulations affecting boaters.
Download or read book Predicting Future Oceans written by William Cheung and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predicting Future Oceans: Sustainability of Ocean and Human Systems Amidst Global Environmental Change provides a synthesis of our knowledge of the future state of the oceans. The editors undertake the challenge of integrating diverse perspectives—from oceanography to anthropology—to exhibit the changes in ecological conditions and their socioeconomic implications. Each contributing author provides a novel perspective, with the book as a whole collating scholarly understandings of future oceans and coastal communities across the world. The diverse perspectives, syntheses and state-of-the-art natural and social sciences contributions are led by past and current research fellows and principal investigators of the Nereus Program network. This includes members at 17 leading research institutes, addressing themes such as oceanography, biodiversity, fisheries, mariculture production, economics, pollution, public health and marine policy. This book is a comprehensive resource for senior undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying social and natural science, as well as practitioners working in the field of natural resources management and marine conservation. Provides a synthesis of our knowledge on the future state of the oceans Includes recommendations on how to move forwards Highlights key social aspects linked to ocean ecosystems, including health, equity and sovereignty
Download or read book The Sea Has Many Voices written by Dalhousie University. School for Resource and Environmental Studies and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sea Has Many Voices is the first Canadian book to examine oceans policy in the making. The contributors believe that Canadian oceans policy making to date has been reactive, susceptible to pressure from special interest groups, and lacking in continuity or consistency.
Download or read book Waters in Peril written by Leah Bendell-Young and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Speaks for the Oceans? The question has been asked a lot in recent years - just who is looking out for our oceans? Covering over seventy percent of the earth's surface it is the world's largest common property resource,jojntly owned by over six billion humans. It is the foundation for life on earth as we know it. Over the years, many people have spoken about various aspects of our ocean environments and they have spoken to different audiences in many different ways. For many in the public realm, Jacques Cousteau spoke for the ocean. Since his passing, no single voice with the sallle public identity or recognition has emerged. Certainly the many governments bordering our oceans cannot agree on common principles or issues of ocean use and management. We might be tempted think that we do not have an ocean spokesperson or champion, but we would be wrong. Today, the rapidly growing number of scientists working hard to expand our under standing of our ocean realm are the ocean voices we should listen to. At the same time as our scientists advance their understanding of the oceans, we all need to advance our abilities and commitment to communicate on behalf of the oceans with broader and broader audiences who need to be aware of where things stand. Often called "the last great frontier", earth's oceans are vast, widely varied, and are hard to get to, arid into, to do the research we need done.
Download or read book Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology written by Maria Cristina Fossi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Population Health provides tactics on how to develop a comprehensive methodology for the study of existing threats to marine mammals. By presenting a conservation-biology approach and new and emerging technologies, this work helps provide crucial knowledge on the status of marine mammal populations that not only helps readers understand the ecosystem’s health, but also instigate mitigation measures. This volume provides information that helps investigators unravel the relationships between exposure to environmental stressors (e.g., climate change, pollutants, marine litter, pathogens and biotoxins) and a range of endpoints in marine mammal species. The application of robust examination procedures and biochemical, immunological, and molecular techniques, combined with pathological examination and feeding ecology, has led to the development of health assessment methods at the individual and population levels in wild marine mammals. Provides a comprehensive, worldwide update and state of knowledge on current research and topics on marine mammal ecotoxicology Includes coverage of both new and emerging technologies Features a multidisciplinary approach that gives readers a broad, updated overview of the threats facing marine mammals and related conservation measures
Download or read book Oil Pollution of the Marine Environment a Legal Bibliography written by Carl Quimby Christol and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oil Spills written by British Columbia. Ministry of Environment and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a result of the oil spill from the U.S. barge Nestucca in Gray's Harbour, Washington, in January 1989, the B.C. government and the governments of surrounding states have begun to organize themselves for response to other oil spills. This document describes the responses of the B.C. government to oil spills, including the province's measures to prepare itself; its actual reponse actions; the responsibilities of industry, the federal and U.S. governments, members of the public and the native population; measures to rescue wildlife; cost recovery and compensation; and waste disposal.
Download or read book Biodiversity in British Columbia written by Canadian Wildlife Service and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of a collection of individual papers surveying the existing knowledge of biodiversity in British Columbia. The first section contains papers that consider the importance of an ecosystem-centred approach to the conservation of biodiversity, explain the methods of classifying the status of rare species, and review the role of biosystematics and taxonomy in the study of biodiversity. The second section focuses on the diversity of species in British Columbia, with papers on specific species or groups such as lepidoptera, marine invertebrates, lichens, bryophytes, fish, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, and vascular plants. Part three summarises information on the diversity of the province's ecosystems, with papers on such topics as forests, grasslands, marine areas, urban areas, and atmospheric change. The final section discusses ways of protecting biodiversity, concluding with a summary of recommendations for biodiversity conservation.
