Publisher's Synopsis
Here is an authoritative treatment of deep sea waste disposal, its effects on and interactions with the marine environment, and its economic ramifications. Written by an international group of experts, Wastes in the Ocean, Volume 5: Deep Sea Waste Disposal presents the most current information available on a growing problem. Where deep sea waste once consisted primarily of sunken ships and discarded munitions, our oceans are now receiving potentially toxic substances such as domestic and industrial sewage. The authors provide the techniques used to monitor and manage the problem, focusing on discharges that occur near the sea surface.;Presenting major results the authors hope will guide future research, Volume 5: Deep Sea Waste Disposal explains: the use of the open ocean for waste disposal; investigations related to the incineration of combustible wastes at sea - a mode of waste disposal that appears to have many advantages over other alternatives; studies of liquid industrial wastes dumped at open ocean disposal sites; three considerations that define waste disposal problems associated with deep sea mining of ferromanganese nodules; the economics of a deep ocean transport system; and the feasibility of deep ocean waste disposal.
