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Ocean Dumping of Industrial Wastes

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Bostwick H. Ketchum

    1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA

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  2. Dana R. Kester

    1. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA

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  3. P. Kilho Park

    1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, USA

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Part of the book series: Marine Science (MR, volume 12)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ocean Dumping Research: Historical and International Development

      • P. Kilho Park, Thomas P. O’Connor
      Pages 3-23

    3. Industrial Ocean Dumping in EPA Region II — Regulatory Aspects

      • Peter W. Anderson, Richard T. Dewling
      Pages 25-37

    4. Ocean Dumping — History, Control and Biological Impact

      • Robert Johnston
      Pages 39-51

    5. The Effects of Ocean Dumping on the New York Bight Ecosystem

      • Harold M. Stanford, Joel S. O’Connor, R. Lawrence Swanson
      Pages 53-86

  3. Physical Aspects of Ocean Dumping

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Physical Variability at an East Coast United States Offshore Dumpsite

      • James J. Bisagni, Dana R. Kester
      Pages 89-107

    3. An Analysis of Dumpsite Diffusion Experiments

      • G. T. Csanady
      Pages 109-129

    4. Horizontal Diffusion in Ocean Dumping Experiments

      • Takashi Ichiye, Masamichi Inoue, Michael Carnes
      Pages 131-159

    5. Dispersion of Particulates in the Ocean Studied Acoustically: The Importance of Gradient Surfaces in the Ocean

      • John R. Proni, Donald V. Hansen
      Pages 161-173

    6. Application of Remote Sensing to Monitoring and Studying Dispersion in Ocean Dumping

      • Robert W. Johnson, Craig W. Ohlhorst
      Pages 175-191

    7. Remote Sensing of Ocean-Dumped Waste Drift and Dispersion

      • Vytautas Klemas, William D. Philpot
      Pages 193-211

  4. Chemical Aspects of Ocean Dumping

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Transition and Heavy Metals Associated with Acid-Iron Waste Disposal at Deep Water Dumpsite 106

      • Dana R. Kester, Richard C. Hittinger, Prithviraj Mukherji
      Pages 215-232

    3. Waste Material Behavior and Inorganic Geochemistry at the Puerto Rico Waste Dumpsite

      • B. J. Presley, J. Scott Schofield, John Trefry
      Pages 233-246

    4. Chemical and Biological Aspects of Ocean Dumping at the Puerto Rico Dumpsite

      • Claude R. Schwab, Theodor C. Sauer Jr., Guinn F. Hubbard, Hussein Abdel-Reheim, James M. Brooks
      Pages 247-273

    5. Chemical Characterization of Ocean-Dumped Waste Materials

      • E. Atlas, G. Martinez, C. S. Giam
      Pages 275-293

    6. Ocean Disposal of Organochlorine Wastes by at-sea Incineration

      • Kenneth S. Kamlet
      Pages 295-314

    7. Stabilized Power Plant Scrubber Sludge and Fly Ash in the Marine Environment

      • Iver W. Duedall, Frank J. Roethel, James D. Seligman, Harold B. O’Connors, Jeffrey H. Parker, Peter M. J. Woodhead et al.
      Pages 315-346
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In recent years there has been an increased realization that the casual disposal of wastes can lead to a deterioration in environmen­ tal quality with substantial impacts on society. The management of waste disposal practices must consider the various alternatives of discharging and decomposing wastes on land, in the atmosphere, and in the marine environment. Up until 1972 ocean dumping was used increasingly to dispose of sewage sludge, industrial wastes, and dredged material. In subsequent years regulations were developed to reduce and minimize ocean dumping. These regulations were prompted often by ignorance of the possible effects of waste disposal in the ocean rather than by knowledge that such ocean dumping was detrimen­ tal to the marine environment or to man. The relationship between waste disposal and the oceans can be viewed in either of two ways. One may want to assure that waste disposal procedures do not alter adversely the marine environment, or one may choose to utilize the ocean as a waste depository to reduce the burden placed on the con­ tinental ecosystem and on the atmosphere. From either perspective it is essential that there be an adequate base of technical information to assess the fate and effects of wastes introduced to the ocean. A series of original technical papers has been compiled in this book to present some of the recent results of research on industrial waste disposal in the ocean.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA

    Bostwick H. Ketchum

  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA

    Dana R. Kester

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, USA

    P. Kilho Park

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ocean Dumping of Industrial Wastes

  • Editors: Bostwick H. Ketchum, Dana R. Kester, P. Kilho Park

  • Series Title: Marine Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3905-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3907-6Published: 22 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3905-2Published: 08 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 526

  • Topics: Oceanography

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