The Aral Sea environment
By: volume editors, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Aleksey N. Kosarev ; with contributions by E.G. Arashkevich ... [et. al.].
Series: The handbook of environmental chemistry -- v. 7.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9783540882763; 9783540882770
Subjects: Oceanography; Chemical oceanography; Austrocknung; Hydrologie; Umweltkatastrophe; Environmental aspects
Description: The environmental problems in the Aral Sea region continue to worsen. This volume presents the information gathered to date on various aspects of the Aral Sea environment. Specialists from institutions in Russia, Uzbekistan, France, Germany and the USA cover different topics – from the paleohistory and archaeology of the region, to the present physical, chemical and biological state of the sea, and the analysis of the runoff and deltas of the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers. Further, the regional climate change is discussed and reasons for the progressing environmental crisis and the socio-economic problems in the region are highlighted. The Aral Sea Environment is addressed to scientists working in the fields of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, biology, and the environmental sciences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.