TY - BOOK ID - 65298125 TI - Environmental Pollution of the Pearl River Estuary, China : Status and Impact of Contaminants in a Rapidly Developing Region AU - Wang, Wen-Xiong. AU - Rainbow, Philip S. PY - 2020 SN - 3662618346 366261832X PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Environmental monitoring. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Environmental Science and Engineering. KW - Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. KW - Biomonitoring (Ecology) KW - Ecological monitoring KW - Environmental quality KW - Monitoring, Environmental KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Pollution KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Pollutants KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicology KW - Aquatic biology KW - Ecology KW - Measurement KW - Monitoring KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Environmental aspects KW - Contaminació de l'aigua KW - Deltes KW - Canton (Xina) KW - Cursos d'aigua KW - Aigua contaminada KW - Contaminació d'aigües KW - Contaminació dels corrents d'aigua KW - Contaminació dels cursos d'aigua KW - Contaminació dels rius KW - Contaminació KW - Salut pública KW - Contaminació del mar KW - Contaminants emergents en l'aigua KW - Abastament d'aigua KW - Contaminants orgànics de l'aigua KW - Cantón (Xina) KW - Guangzhou (Xina) KW - Kouang-tcheou (Xina) KW - Xina KW - Aquatic ecology. KW - Environmental toxicology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65298125 AB - The Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is the Western name for a very large estuary in southern China that is currently home to an industrial metropolis of staggering size, and one that is rapidly evolving. The Chinese name for the Pearl River is Zhujiang. Guangzhou lies at the head of the estuary, and Macau and Hong Kong are on the western and eastern sides, respectively, of the wide opening of the estuary to the South China Sea. The new cities of Zhuhai and Shenzhen lie immediately north of Macau and Hong Kong, respectively. The recent establishment of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which covers the majority of the Pearl River Delta area, with a total population of over 70 million, will certainly put the PRE under strict environmental scrutiny. The PRE system itself will provide a model system for environmental scientists owing to its major anthropogenic perturbation and influences, as well as the highly dynamic nature of the estuary. This book addresses the major environmental concerns regarding this estuary, contaminants and other pollutants, e.g. toxic metals, organic contaminants and emerging compounds. Questions addressed here include: What are the sources of the contaminants? What have the environmental consequences of these contaminants been for the estuary? What will the future bring? The research presented here on the Pearl River Estuary offers a wealth of insights for other major contaminated estuaries around the world. ER -