| Assessment of the Fate and Effects of Toxic Agents on Water Resources 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Gonenc, I. Ethem (Editor), Koutitonsky, Vladimir G. (Editor), Rashleigh, Brenda (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402055269 ISBN-13: 9781402055263 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Like all limited and vulnerable resources, water has become one of the potential targets of terrorists. Coastal lagoons are especially vulnerable as they are densely populated centers of commerce and/or tourism. This volume addresses the basic scientific concepts that must be integrated by decisionmakers to minimize damages and optimize recovery operations in the aftermath of such an attack. Scientists from many disciplines including water resource management, hydrodynamics, aquatic ecology and social science combine their expertise in an effort to assess and model emergency scenarios for coastal lagoon systems. This case study uses existing numerical models such as-EFCD, WASP and AQUATOX are used to demonstrate how to optimize rapid response and decision-making. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Nature | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: 628.168 |
| LCCN: 2007425775 |
| Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C: |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.71 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Water has become one of the potential targets of terrorists. This volume addresses the basic scientific concepts that must be integrated by decision-makers to minimize damages and optimize recovery operations in the aftermath of such an attack. It addresses the multidisciplinary approaches for rapid diagnoses and assessments, and offers a step-by-step treatment of all aspects of ecosystem processes, modelling and monitoring. |