Relevance of seawater water and sediment quality assessment

Prema, D (2024) Relevance of seawater water and sediment quality assessment. In: Course Manual on "Know your Marine Biodiversity & Environment MarBiE 3" Water and Sediment Analytical Techniques with Special Reference to Marine Life. CMFRI Training Manual Series No.45/2024 . ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 11-18.

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Abstract

Water is the medium of any aquatic ecosystem, and so is for the sea also. Worldwide studies on seawater and sediment quality continue escalating day by day. Sea is the foundation of life on Earth, the assurance of our brighter living ahead. Availability of clean seawater in the coastal regions, decline gradually with growing urbanization, speedy industrial advancements and climate change. Furthermore, contaminated seawater will adversely impact the environment and in turn human health. This is true with regard to our coastal ecosystems, globally. Our ocean being our inheritance and we must safely handover this heritage to our forthcoming generations. For this commitment, seawater quality should be monitored and appraised along with the bottom sediment, and necessary measures should be taken for the marine environmental protection and conservation. It is important to assess seawater quality to ensure that it is harmless for marine life as well as for humans to come into contact. Also, it is appropriate to measure water quality to understand the environmental impacts which are harmful for the marine ecosystems. The fall of water and sediment quality in aquatic ecosystems has become a universal issue, and systematic monitoring and protection of water resources have become relevant vital topics.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Seawater; water quality
Subjects:	Marine Biodiversity Marine Environment > Seawater Analysis Marine Environment > Water quality management
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2024 08:59
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2024 08:59
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/19142

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