508
turbidity uo
turnover time (r) u8
Tursiops truncatus 375
turtle 369
Twomey effect 58
tyrosine 474
u
UF see ultrafiltration
U~7 434, 436, 438
ultrafiltration (UF) 472-473
United Kingdom (U.K.) 312-313,391
United States (U.S.) 66-67,127,313,329,404,
426-427
-, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
401,404
-, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 404
unsaturation 157, 434
uptake 105,107,117,193-195,239,389-390,441,
456
upwelling 63,73, l28, 135, 139, 158-160, 162, 388,
435
uranium, thermodynamic cycle 300
urban 60
Ursus maritimus 318
UV 89,211
v
vacuolation 373-374
vacuum 473
vaginal cancer 309
Van der Waals volume 289, 291
vanadium 46
vanillic acid 150
vapour 35, 96
-, inorganic chlorine 96
-, water 35, 39
vascular 149-150,426
-, plant 149, 426
vegetation 105, 107, 328, 428
vein 373
velocity 36-37, 61, 65, 142
Veno del Gesso 432-433
-, Basin (italy) 432
-, marl sequence 433
vent 8-9, 39, 169
-,hydrothermal 8
ventilation 445
vesicle 368
Vibrio fischeri 409-410
-, alkB 410
-,luxAB 410
-,luxCDABE 409
Victoria Land 445
viscosity 29
vitamin 394-395
vitellogen 315
vitellogenin (VTG) 313-316
volatile organic carbon (VaG), oxidation 74
volatility 61
volcano 52
voltammetry 394
Vostok ice core (Antarctica) 439-440
VTG see vitellogenin
vulnerability 158, 316, 318
w
waste 83, 136, 297, 313, 325, 392, 409
-, water 411
water vapour 35, 39
watershed 63-64, 477
wave 96
wavelength 84-89
wax 37,133
-, ester 133
weather 9, 119
Index
weathering 9,12,65,69,105,107, U6-U7, 119-120
-, cycle 119
-, oxidative, sedimentary rock 108
-, rate, sedimentary rocks 107
Weddel Sea (Antarctica) 448, 452
West Indies 48, 67-68
whale 319,349, 378
-, beluga (Deliphinapterus leucus) 319,378
whitecap formation 49
WHO see World Health Organization
wind 35, 47-50, 53, 64-66, 72, 446, 455, 475
-, speed 49-50
women 309
wood 247, 337, 352
-, preservative 337, 352
World Health Organization (WHO) 325,327
x
xeno-oestrogen 310
xenobiotic 83-84, 87-88, 93, 149
-, transformation 83
Xenopus laevis 316
y
yeast 408, 410
yolk 313, 368
Young's rule 24, 28
z
zeolite 475
zinc 8, 75, 187, 193, 207, 214-215, 245-246, 394,
459,464
zooplankton 95, l25, 128, 130-131, 138-140, 469
-, faecal pellet 130, 140
-, grazing 140
-, vertical migration l28
turbidity uo
turnover time (r) u8
Tursiops truncatus 375
turtle 369
Twomey effect 58
tyrosine 474
u
UF see ultrafiltration
U~7 434, 436, 438
ultrafiltration (UF) 472-473
United Kingdom (U.K.) 312-313,391
United States (U.S.) 66-67,127,313,329,404,
426-427
-, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
401,404
-, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 404
unsaturation 157, 434
uptake 105,107,117,193-195,239,389-390,441,
456
upwelling 63,73, l28, 135, 139, 158-160, 162, 388,
435
uranium, thermodynamic cycle 300
urban 60
Ursus maritimus 318
UV 89,211
v
vacuolation 373-374
vacuum 473
vaginal cancer 309
Van der Waals volume 289, 291
vanadium 46
vanillic acid 150
vapour 35, 96
-, inorganic chlorine 96
-, water 35, 39
vascular 149-150,426
-, plant 149, 426
vegetation 105, 107, 328, 428
vein 373
velocity 36-37, 61, 65, 142
Veno del Gesso 432-433
-, Basin (italy) 432
-, marl sequence 433
vent 8-9, 39, 169
-,hydrothermal 8
ventilation 445
vesicle 368
Vibrio fischeri 409-410
-, alkB 410
-,luxAB 410
-,luxCDABE 409
Victoria Land 445
viscosity 29
vitamin 394-395
vitellogen 315
vitellogenin (VTG) 313-316
volatile organic carbon (VaG), oxidation 74
volatility 61
volcano 52
voltammetry 394
Vostok ice core (Antarctica) 439-440
VTG see vitellogenin
vulnerability 158, 316, 318
w
waste 83, 136, 297, 313, 325, 392, 409
-, water 411
water vapour 35, 39
watershed 63-64, 477
wave 96
wavelength 84-89
wax 37,133
-, ester 133
weather 9, 119
Index
weathering 9,12,65,69,105,107, U6-U7, 119-120
-, cycle 119
-, oxidative, sedimentary rock 108
-, rate, sedimentary rocks 107
Weddel Sea (Antarctica) 448, 452
West Indies 48, 67-68
whale 319,349, 378
-, beluga (Deliphinapterus leucus) 319,378
whitecap formation 49
WHO see World Health Organization
wind 35, 47-50, 53, 64-66, 72, 446, 455, 475
-, speed 49-50
women 309
wood 247, 337, 352
-, preservative 337, 352
World Health Organization (WHO) 325,327
x
xeno-oestrogen 310
xenobiotic 83-84, 87-88, 93, 149
-, transformation 83
Xenopus laevis 316
y
yeast 408, 410
yolk 313, 368
Young's rule 24, 28
z
zeolite 475
zinc 8, 75, 187, 193, 207, 214-215, 245-246, 394,
459,464
zooplankton 95, l25, 128, 130-131, 138-140, 469
-, faecal pellet 130, 140
-, grazing 140
-, vertical migration l28