488
Avogadro's number 19
AVS see acid volatile sulphide
azelate 231
B
backbone 202
backscattering 41, 86
bacteria 3,95,117,125,130-131,136,139,147,149,
150,155,158,160,168-170,177,194-195,238,
247,408-409,411,431-432,459,469,475
-, brown sulphur 431
-, degradation of organic matter 147
-, photoautotrophic 431
bacterial
-, biomarker 139
-, biomass 136,139,155,158
- activity 139, 158, 475
bactericide 352
bacteriochlorophyll 431
-, e 431
bacteriohopane 429
-, polyol 429
Baffin Bay (Texas) 182-184
Balanus amphitrite 310
bald eagles (Halineetus leucocephalus) 317
Balearic Islands 332
Baltic Sea 6,318, 328, 470
Baltic seals, adrenocortical hyperplasia 318
Barbados 43,48-49,54-55,66-69
barite 119
barnacle 310
basalt 8, 107
base 94, 106, 222, 226, 239, 283-284, 286-287,
291,293,295,298-299,315,417,428
basin 8, 12, 66, 71, 172, 328, 369, 426, 428, 431,
448,469-470,474-475,478
-, evaporation 8
bathymetry 449
beluga whale (Deliphinapterus leucus) 319,378
benthic 112, 138, 148, 161, 166, 181, 430, 474
-, animal 138
-, community 148, 161
-, organism 166
-, availability of toxic metals 166
-, oxygen demand 181
benzene 327
benzo(a)pyrene 328-330,406
-, detection 406
Bermuda 45, 48, 54-56, 61
betaine 349
bicarbonate 6,116-117,168,393
binding capacity 226, 233, 237
-, carboxylic ligands 226
bioaccumulation 318, 403
bioalkylation 247
bioassay 408, 410-411
bioavailability 76, 98, 175, 392, 412, 455, 461, 464
biochemical 127, 135, 158, 423
biochemistry 367
biochip 408, 412
biocide 352
biodegradation 96, 110, 112, 140, 149
bioelement 125
Index
biogenic 74-75,92,127,130,138,160,172,177,
237,397
-, polyunsaturated triglyceride 92
biogeochemistry 37, 388
bioindicator 315
biological
-, community structure 127-128
-, deposition 137, 141
-, emission of free radical 91
-, fIxation 59, 238
bioluminescence 409-410
biomacromolecule 140, 149
biomarker 125,132,135-136,139,152,158,160,
162, 423, 426, 429, 431, 433, 437-439
-, fossil 429
-, organic 152, 423
biomass 41, 44, 45, 59, 60, 74, 75, 96, 136, 139,
155,158,423,437,469-470
-, burning 41,44-45,59-60,74-75
-, NH3 emission 60
-, combustion 423
biomethylation 345
biomineral 142
biopigment 85
biopolymer III
biosensor 408-412,415,420
-, DNA 415, 419-420
-, pollution control 415
biosphere 296-297,300
bioturbation 109, 147, 181, 183
biphenyl 327
bird 309, 316, 369
-, eggshell thinning 309
-, population 316
-, predator 309
birth 309
bis( dimethyltin(IV)chloro )protoporphyrin(IX)
357-358
bisnorhopane 139
bisulphide 170
bisulphite 168
bivalve 338-339
Black Sea 153-156,329,331-332,429,431-432
blastomere 359,369
blood 313
bloom 127, 130,390, 470, 474-475
-, algae 474
-, diatom 475
-, phytoplankton 127
-, spring 127, 130
Bodele Depression 74
Bondi diameters 293
bone 349
Born model 22
Bosphorus 431
Botryllus schlosseri 362,365,367
-,haemocytes 362,365
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 375
brain 313, 349
breast cancer 309,319,410
Avogadro's number 19
AVS see acid volatile sulphide
azelate 231
B
backbone 202
backscattering 41, 86
bacteria 3,95,117,125,130-131,136,139,147,149,
150,155,158,160,168-170,177,194-195,238,
247,408-409,411,431-432,459,469,475
-, brown sulphur 431
-, degradation of organic matter 147
-, photoautotrophic 431
bacterial
-, biomarker 139
-, biomass 136,139,155,158
- activity 139, 158, 475
bactericide 352
bacteriochlorophyll 431
-, e 431
bacteriohopane 429
-, polyol 429
Baffin Bay (Texas) 182-184
Balanus amphitrite 310
bald eagles (Halineetus leucocephalus) 317
Balearic Islands 332
Baltic Sea 6,318, 328, 470
Baltic seals, adrenocortical hyperplasia 318
Barbados 43,48-49,54-55,66-69
barite 119
barnacle 310
basalt 8, 107
base 94, 106, 222, 226, 239, 283-284, 286-287,
291,293,295,298-299,315,417,428
basin 8, 12, 66, 71, 172, 328, 369, 426, 428, 431,
448,469-470,474-475,478
-, evaporation 8
bathymetry 449
beluga whale (Deliphinapterus leucus) 319,378
benthic 112, 138, 148, 161, 166, 181, 430, 474
-, animal 138
-, community 148, 161
-, organism 166
-, availability of toxic metals 166
-, oxygen demand 181
benzene 327
benzo(a)pyrene 328-330,406
-, detection 406
Bermuda 45, 48, 54-56, 61
betaine 349
bicarbonate 6,116-117,168,393
binding capacity 226, 233, 237
-, carboxylic ligands 226
bioaccumulation 318, 403
bioalkylation 247
bioassay 408, 410-411
bioavailability 76, 98, 175, 392, 412, 455, 461, 464
biochemical 127, 135, 158, 423
biochemistry 367
biochip 408, 412
biocide 352
biodegradation 96, 110, 112, 140, 149
bioelement 125
Index
biogenic 74-75,92,127,130,138,160,172,177,
237,397
-, polyunsaturated triglyceride 92
biogeochemistry 37, 388
bioindicator 315
biological
-, community structure 127-128
-, deposition 137, 141
-, emission of free radical 91
-, fIxation 59, 238
bioluminescence 409-410
biomacromolecule 140, 149
biomarker 125,132,135-136,139,152,158,160,
162, 423, 426, 429, 431, 433, 437-439
-, fossil 429
-, organic 152, 423
biomass 41, 44, 45, 59, 60, 74, 75, 96, 136, 139,
155,158,423,437,469-470
-, burning 41,44-45,59-60,74-75
-, NH3 emission 60
-, combustion 423
biomethylation 345
biomineral 142
biopigment 85
biopolymer III
biosensor 408-412,415,420
-, DNA 415, 419-420
-, pollution control 415
biosphere 296-297,300
bioturbation 109, 147, 181, 183
biphenyl 327
bird 309, 316, 369
-, eggshell thinning 309
-, population 316
-, predator 309
birth 309
bis( dimethyltin(IV)chloro )protoporphyrin(IX)
357-358
bisnorhopane 139
bisulphide 170
bisulphite 168
bivalve 338-339
Black Sea 153-156,329,331-332,429,431-432
blastomere 359,369
blood 313
bloom 127, 130,390, 470, 474-475
-, algae 474
-, diatom 475
-, phytoplankton 127
-, spring 127, 130
Bodele Depression 74
Bondi diameters 293
bone 349
Born model 22
Bosphorus 431
Botryllus schlosseri 362,365,367
-,haemocytes 362,365
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 375
brain 313, 349
breast cancer 309,319,410