Pollution in the Open Oceans 2009-2013 - A Report by a GESAMP Task Team. Reports and Studies 91

The present report examines new information and scientific perspectives on the open oceans that have emerged in the 5 year period since GESAMP first addressed this topic. Not all of the topics covered by the 2009 report are addressed in the same degree of detail while coverage of certain other topics has been extended. For example, contamination arising from shipping activities, ballast water and dumping is now considered of lesser priority in the open oceans whereas new information has enabled improved assessments of ocean noise, mercury and micro-plastics.

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Main Author: Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)
Other Authors: International Maritime Organization
Format: Reports and Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:POLLUTION, OCEANS, HEAVY METALS, MERCURY, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, MARINE POLLUTION, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MINING, PLASTICS, MARINE DEBRIS, NOISE POLLUTION,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/32907
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