Environmental Compartments Equilibria and Assessment of Processes Be
In order to achieve viable solutions to present-day environmental problems, professionals must understand the spatial and temporal links which exist between the different environmental compartments of biota, air, water, and land and aquatic sediments. Thi
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E. K. Duursma, J. Carroll
Environmental Compartments Equilibria and Assessment of Processes Between Air, Water, Sediments and Biota
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Volume Editors PROF. DR. EGBERT
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DUURSMA
Res. Les Marguerites 1305 Chemin des Revoires 06320 La Turbie, France DR.
JoL YNN
CARROLL
Intemationale Atomic Energy Agency Marine Environment Laboratory B.P.800 MC 98012 Monaco
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-80191-4 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-80189-1 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-80189-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Duursma, E. K. Environmental compartments: equilibria and assessment of processes between air, water, sediments and biota / E. K. Duursma, J. Carroll. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 3-540-61039-1 (Hardcover). - ISBN-13: 978-3-642-80191-4 1. Environmental chemistry. 2. Chemical equilibrium. I. Carroll, J. (JoLynn), 1960- . II. Title QD31.2.D88 1996 628.5-dc20 96-23139 CIP This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only unter the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996 Softcover reprint of the hardcover I st edition 1996 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product Liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Typesetting: Camera ready by editors/authors Media conversion: Anne Marie de Grosbois Cover Design: Atelier Struve & Partner SPIN: 10497788
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Although having used it frequently in early publications, the word 'imporlant' originates usually from ignorance of the quantitative facts. It contains neither a qualitative nor a quantitative statistical appreciation and might range from significant to negligible (Egberl Duursma).
Preface In 1957 on board the research vessel Gauss, Prof. Kurt Kalle 1 of the German Hydrographical Institute, posed the fundamental question: How could differences of newly discovered 0.3 mg dissolved organic carbon/l between surface and 3000 metres depth be sustained over the complete water column? Such a difference would involve a
