ABSTRACT

Simplistic thinking would have us believe that by eliminating the loading of a given pollutant, an aquatic system will revert to its previous pristine state. This premise is without scientific verification. Besides the fact that typically very little documentation exists defining what exactly that previous pristine state was, it should be noted tha

chapter 1|10 pages

The Restoration Paradigm

chapter 3|24 pages

Industrial Pollution: Pulp Mills

chapter 4|80 pages

Pulp Mill Effluents and Apalachee Bay

chapter 5|36 pages

Nutrient Loading and the Perdido System

chapter 6|12 pages

The Pensacola Bay System

chapter 7|28 pages

Sulfite Pulp Mill Restoration

chapter 9|12 pages

The Chesapeake Bay System

chapter 11|20 pages

Mercury and Dioxin in Aquatic Systems

chapter 12|20 pages

The Apalachicola System

chapter 13|14 pages

Conclusions