Environmental Science
8 years ago

Toxic Coastal Waters Threaten Urban Ecosystems and Public Health

Library for sustainable urban regeneration
Environmental Monitoring in Urban Coastal Zone
Fumiyuki Nakajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, Hiroaki Furumai, Yukio Koibuchi

Paper Summary

Coastal water near cities can get dirty from pollution, which can harm the water and animals living there. The pollution comes from two main sources: specific places like factories (point sources) and everywhere else like streets and lawns (non-point sources).

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