Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Marine Pollution - Recent Developments

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Academic Editors

Monique Mancuso
Monique Mancuso

National Research Council,
Italy

Teresa Bottari
Teresa Bottari

National Research Council,
Italy

Ahmed A. Abdelhafez
Ahmed A. Abdelhafez

New Valley University,
Egypt

Co-editor

Mohamed Abbas
Mohamed Abbas

Banha University,
Egypt

Series Editor

J. Kevin Summers
J. Kevin Summers

Environmental Protection Agency,
United States of America

Published14 June 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.100945

ISBN978-1-80356-300-8

Print ISBN978-1-80356-299-5

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80356-301-5

Copyright year2023

Number of pages202

Part of the book seriesEnvironmental Sciences

Issn2754-6713

This book discusses marine pollution. It includes 10 chapters that attempt to answer the questions of how to reduce marine pollution and what really can be done to improve the quality of the sea. Topics addressed include microplastics, the dispersion of oil in the sea, contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs), and much more.

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7. Perspective Chapter: The Toxic Silver (Hg)

By Ahmed A. Abdelhafez, Abdel Aziz Tantawy, Mohamed H.H. Abbas, Shawky M. Metwally, Amera Sh. Metwally, Aya Sh. Metwally, Rasha R.M. Mansour, Sedky H. Hassan, Hassan H. Abbas, Ihab M. Farid, Nermeen N. Nasralla, Ahmed S.H. Soliman, Mohammed E. Younis, Ghada S.A. Sayed, Mahfouz Z. Ahmed, Ehdaa Alaa Mohamed Abed, Ahmed Farouk Al-Hossainy, Heidi Ahmed Ali Abouzeid, Mahdy H. Hamed, Mahmoud I. El-Kelawy, Gamal Hassan Kamel, Hussein Ferweez and Ahmed M. Diab

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8. Mercury in the Colombian Caribbean: The Bay of Cartagena, A Model in Resilience

By Néstor Hernando Campos and José Luis Marrugo-Negrete

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10. Mercury Pollution: Dangers and Treatment

By Fattima Al-Zahra Gabar Gassim

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