Environmental Consequences and Management of Coastal Industries

By:   Michael Elliott (Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences University of Hull UK), Andrew Wither (Visiting Research Scientist, National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool, UK)
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   660g
ISBN:   9780443137525
ISBN 10:   0443137528
Series:   Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Series
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   15 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mike Elliott is the Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences at the University of Hull, UK and also the Director of International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists Ltd. He is a marine biologist with a wide experience and interests and his teaching, research, advisory and consultancy includes estuarine and marine ecology, policy, governance and management. Mike has published widely, co-authoring/co-editing 19 books/proceedings and >300 scientific publications. He has advised on many environmental matters for academia, industry, government and statutory bodies worldwide and is a member of many national and international committees linking marine science to policy. Mike is a past-President of the international Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science; he currently is or has had Adjunct Professor and Research positions at several universities and research institutes. Andrew Wither read Chemistry and Oceanography at the University of Liverpool. He joined a team at the Mersey and Weaver River Authority charged with tackling a legacy of industrial pollution with the aim of restoring major estuaries including the Mersey – then regarded as the most polluted waterway in Europe. On formation of the National Rivers Authority he assumed the rôle of Marine and Special Projects Manger. In this role he added to his portfolio research into sources and means of alleviating microbial pollution in coastal waters. He then spent a decade as Principal Marine Scientist with the Environment Agency (England and Wales). It was during this time that he took a leading role in developing environmental standards for the new generation of Nuclear Power Stations. He is currently a Visiting Research Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool.