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Impact of Pollution on the Wadden Sea

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Pollution of the North Sea

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In 1978 a multi-authored volume on the pollution of the Wadden Sea was published (Essink and Wolff 1978). Since then our knowledge has increased considerably, but basically the situation is still the same. A large number of contaminants have been demonstrated to occur in the Wadden Sea, but only for a small number has an impact on organisms or ecosystems been demonstrated. This chapter will focus on the latter cases for which sufficient scientific proof is available. A few cases in which grave suspicions exist will be mentioned as well.

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  1. Research Institute for Nature Management, P.O. Box 46, 3956 ZR, Leersum, The Netherlands

    W. J. Wolff

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  1. Institute for Soil Fertility, Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, P.O. Box 30003, 9750 RA, Haren (Gr), The Netherlands

    Wim Salomons

  2. Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL 13 DH, UK

    Brian L. Bayne

  3. Netherland Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB, Den Burg/Texel, The Netherlands

    Egbert Klaas Duursma

  4. Arbeitsbereich Umweltschutztechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Eißendorfer Str. 40, 2100, Hamburg 90, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Ulrich Förstner

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Wolff, W.J. (1993). Impact of Pollution on the Wadden Sea. In: Salomons, W., Bayne, B.L., Duursma, E.K., Förstner, U. (eds) Pollution of the North Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73709-1_24

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