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Mercury in the Mediterranean - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 98
(1988)
Following the tragic events of methyl mercury poisoning through seafoods in Japan (Minamata Bay) and the discovery of high mercury (Hg) levels in Swedish fish also in the Mediterranean area high mercury levels ..ere found ...
Oil Pollution and its Control in the East Asian Seas Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 96
(1988)
The control of pollution by oil in the marine environment is based on the knowledge of the pathways and fate of this substance upon entering the sea. The fate and pathways of oil are largely governed by the physical processes ...
The Regional Activity Centre for the Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas: Evaluation of its Development and Achievements - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 100
(1988)
The Regional Activity Centre for Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) was established in Tunis in 1985 to facilitate implementation of the provisions of the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas. The ...
Manual for the Geochemical Analyses of Marine Sediments and Suspended Particulate Matter - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 63
(1995)
The reference methods described in this manual are intended for use in marine monitoring programmes. It has been written to provide detailed instructions on the analytical procedures required for environmental workers to ...
Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice for Marine Microbiological Measurements - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 66
(1995)
The objective of a pollution monitoring programme is to obtain as accurate a picture as possible of the situation prevailing within any particular time-frame in order to determine whatever action is necessary on the basis ...
Handbook on Methods for Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies
(1998)
This handbook is essentially as an introduction to a wide range of methods that can be used to design assessment studies of climate change impacts and related adaptation strategies. It does not serve as a “stand-alone”, ...
Case Studies on Desertification: Natural Resources Research XVIII
(1980)
The present volume reproduces edited versions of the six case studies commissioned by UNESCO and supported by UNDP, summarizes the associated case studies in a chapter, and then presents some general conclusions arising ...
Pollutants from land-based sources in the Mediterranean - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 32
(1984)
The present report summarizes the results of this project and provides the data collected and evaluations made in a condensed form. The description of project aims and approaches is followed by a presentation of the ...