The review of the health of the oceans / IMCO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
- Bib ID:
- 3660718
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- Book
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- Description:
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- Paris : UNESCO, 1982
- 108p. ; 30cm.
- Series:
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- Regional seas. UNEP regional seas reports and studies ; no. 16.
- Reports and studies ; no. 15.
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- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 - 7
- 1. Substances, activities, processes and effects
- 2. Evaluation of the present state of the health of the oceans
- 3. Problems requiring further examination
- 4. Concluding remark
- CHAPTER I : SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 9 - 10
- CHAPTER II : BASIC PROPERTIES OF THE OCEAN SYSTEM 11 - 23
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The coastal zone and continental shelves
- 3. The ocean surface
- 4. The open ocean
- 5. The ocean floor
- 6. Final remark
- CHAPTER III : BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES 25 - 37
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Metals
- 3. Phosphorus
- 4. Concluding remarks
- CHAPTER IV : POLLUTANTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 39 - 55
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Sewage
- 3. Organochlorines
- 4. Petroleum
- 5. Metals
- 6. Radionuclides
- 7. General discussion
- CHAPTER V :USES OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN RELATION TO
- POLLUTION 57 - 67
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Exploitation of living resources
- 3. Exploitation of non-living resources and other uses of
- the sea
- 4. Discussion
- CHAPTER VI : SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE 69 - 85
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methodology in regional studies
- 3. Selected geographical areas
- CHAPTER VII : METHODOLOGY FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF MARINE
- POLLUTION 87 - 94
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Environmental data base
- 3. Environmental capacity
- 4. Critical targets and standards for protection
- 5. Control of discharges
- 6. The role of international agreements.
- Notes:
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- Bibliography pp. 95-97.
- Bibliography: p.95-97.
- Also available via the World Wide Web.
- Subject:
- Marine pollution
- Other authors/contributors:
- IMCO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
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- 1982
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