Environmental pollution of the Pearl River Estuary, China : status and impact of contaminants in a rapidly developing region / Wen-Xiong Wang, Philip S. Rainbow.
2020
TD187.5.C6
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Title
Environmental pollution of the Pearl River Estuary, China : status and impact of contaminants in a rapidly developing region / Wen-Xiong Wang, Philip S. Rainbow.
Author
Wang, Wen-Xiong.
ISBN
9783662618349 (electronic book)
3662618346 (electronic book)
366261832X
9783662618325
3662618346 (electronic book)
366261832X
9783662618325
Publication Details
Berlin : Springer, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (130 pages).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-662-61834-9 doi
10.1007/978-3-662-61
10.1007/978-3-662-61
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TD187.5.C6
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.730951
Summary
The Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is the Western name for a very large estuary in southern China that is currently home to an industrial metropolis of staggering size, and one that is rapidly evolving. The Chinese name for the Pearl River is Zhujiang. Guangzhou lies at the head of the estuary, and Macau and Hong Kong are on the western and eastern sides, respectively, of the wide opening of the estuary to the South China Sea. The new cities of Zhuhai and Shenzhen lie immediately north of Macau and Hong Kong, respectively. The recent establishment of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which covers the majority of the Pearl River Delta area, with a total population of over 70 million, will certainly put the PRE under strict environmental scrutiny. The PRE system itself will provide a model system for environmental scientists owing to its major anthropogenic perturbation and influences, as well as the highly dynamic nature of the estuary. This book addresses the major environmental concerns regarding this estuary, contaminants and other pollutants, e.g. toxic metals, organic contaminants and emerging compounds. Questions addressed here include: What are the sources of the contaminants? What have the environmental consequences of these contaminants been for the estuary? What will the future bring? The research presented here on the Pearl River Estuary offers a wealth of insights for other major contaminated estuaries around the world.
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Rainbow, P. S.
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Estuaries of the world.
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