Water pollution
WATER POLLUTION USUALLY describes the introduction or presence of harmful or objectionable substance in water in magnitude sufficient to alter the quality indices of natural water. It also connotes the presence of polluting substances in rivers, lakes, bays, seas, streams, underground water, or oceans in levels capable of resulting in measurable degradation of the water quality or usefulness....
Published at Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Pages 814-818, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963893.n524
Published in 2008
Nsikak U. Benson
Benson Nsikak » Nsikak Benson holds a Ph.D. degree in Marine Environmental Chemistry. His research interest is primarily on investigating the exchange of marine trace gases between the atmosphere and the ocean. He is interested in developing a quantitative understanding of the cycling of carbon, nutrients and other elements in ocean systems as well as interactions with ocean biology and anthropogenic impacts.... view full profile
