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020			_a9780198859888
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041			_aeng
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100	1		_aFrid, Christopher L.J., _eAuthor. _923201
245	1	0	_aMarine pollution / _cby Christopher L.J. Frid, and Bryony A. Caswell.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2017.
300			_axv, 268 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAs a society, we use more than 100,000 different industrial compounds to promote health and treat disease, to grow food and to access clean water. While technological developments have improved our lives, most of these compounds end up in our oceans where they threaten marine life and human health. The practice of ocean waste disposal has had a long history and was initially believed to have minimal associated costs. However, it is now clear that although we can use the oceans for cheap waste treatment, we do this at the expense of the other key benefits we derive from the sea, notably human food supplies as well as its aesthetic value (including opportunities for recreation and tourism). As a society, we use more than 100,000 different industrial compounds to promote health and treat disease, to grow food and to access clean water. While technological developments have improved our lives, most of these compounds end up in our oceans where they threaten marine life and human health. The practice of ocean waste disposal has had a long history and was initially believed to have minimal associated costs. However, it is now clear that although we can use the oceans for cheap waste treatment, we do this at the expense of the other key benefits we derive from the sea, notably human food supplies as well as its aesthetic value (including opportunities for recreation and tourism).
520			_aMany of the pollution problems of previous decades appear to have been ', the ongoing problems and the emerging challenges that we face. These include hormone mimics, the residues from pharmaceuticals, nanometre-sized particles added to new materials, the millimetric plastics added to shampoos and cosmetics, the artificial fibres in the clothes we wear, and the noise and light pollution from our expanding industries and cities. -- Back cover.
650		0	_aMarine pollution. _923202
700	1		_aCaswell, Bryony A., _eJoint author. _923203
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