Ecology of Industrial Pollution
ISBN: 9780521514460 | 0521514460
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 3/31/2010
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Written for researchers and practitioners in environmental pollution, management and ecology, this interdisciplinary account explores the ecological issues associated with industrial pollution. Leading experts from academia and environmental agencies consider all aspects of this important environmental topic, from ecological impact and monitoring techniques to remediation technologies and ecosystem recovery.
An interdisciplinary analysis of the ecological impact of industrial pollution, from causes and effects to m... MORE
An interdisciplinary analysis of the ecological impact of industrial pollution, from causes and effects to m... MORE
| List of contributors | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xii |
| Consequences of living in an industrial world | p. 1 |
| Metallophytes: the unique biological resource, its ecology and conservational status in Europe, central Africa and Latin America | p. 7 |
| Lichens and industrial pollution | p. 41 |
| The impacts of metalliferous drainage on aquatic communities in streams and rivers | p. 7... MORE |
| Impacts of emerging contaminants on the environment | p. 101 |
| Ecological monitoring and assessment of pollution in rivers | p. 126 |
| Detecting ecological effects of pollutants in the aquatic environment | p. 147 |
| With the benefit of hindsight: the utility of palaeoecology in wetland condition assessment and identification of restoration targets | p. 162 |
| An ecological risk assessment framework for assessing risks from contaminated land in England and Wales | p. 189 |
| Diversity and evolution of micro-organisms and pathways for the degradation of environmental contaminants: a case study with the s-triazine herbicides | p. 205 |
| The microbial ecology of land and water contaminated with radioactive waste: towards the development of bioremediation options for the nuclear industry | p. 226 |
| The microbial ecology of remediating industrially contaminated land: sorting out the bugs in the system | p. 242 |
| Ecological recovery in a river polluted to its sources: the River Tame in the English Midlands | p. 255 |
| Manchester Ship Canal and Salford Quays: industrial legacy and ecological restoration | p. 276 |
| Large-scale mine site restoration of Australian eucalypt forests after bauxite mining: soil management and ecosystem development | p. 309 |
| Sustaining industrial activity and ecological quality: the potential role of an ecosystem services approach | p. 327 |
| Index | p. 345 |
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Lesley C. Batty is a Lecture in Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on ecological aspects of industrial pollution, particularly on the use of plants in remediation and the effects of mining activities on the environment. She is a council member of the British Ecological Society and has acted as a consultant to several government agencies and engineering companies within the UK. Kevin B. Hallberg is a Research Fellow in Environmental Microbiology at Bangor University, UK. His research focuses on the microbial ecology of extremophilic microorganisms, particularly the environmentally and industrially useful acidophiles. He has acted as a consultant for international mining companies as well as governmental regulatory agencies including the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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