Metal Pollution In Estuaries

Table of Contents

Estuaries receive 80 -90 % of all waste released to marine environments.

Metal pollution is significant because of its overall effect on ecosystem

Effects

Topics of Discussion

Sources

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Factory discharge

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Effects on Ecosystem

Effects on Individuals

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Effects on community 

Abundance

Diversity

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Humans

Food chain dangers

Ailments

Long-term effects of non-lethal doses range from early lesions to clinical diseases affecting function of organs

Quality of environment

Advisories against recreational catch of fish

Clean-up

Strategies

ð

Successes

Superfund site in Puget Sound 

Conclusion

Citations

Ramachandran, S., T.R. Patel, and M.H. Colbo. 1997. Effect of copper and cadmium on three Malaysian tropical estuarine invertebrate larvae. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 36:183-188.

Acknowledgements 

Questions

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