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Aspects of Coastal and Marine Areas Management in the Pacific - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 157
(1994)
This report is focused toward environmentally sound integrated planning and management of coastal zones. This volume is the fifth in a series that provides a record of meetings sponsored by the United Nations Environment ...
Determination of Faecal Coliforms in Sea Water by the Membrane Filtration (MF) Culture Method - Reference Methods For Marine Pollution Studies No.3 (Rev.1)
(1995)
The method is essentially based on already-existing recognized techniques, and also drawn on the experience of microbiologists in a number of Mediterranean laboratories. In the description, the style used by the International ...
Determination of Methylmercury in Selected Marine Organisms by Gas Chromatography - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 13
(1984)
This reference method describes a gas Chromatographic analysis for the determination of methylmercury (MeHg) in biological material after liberation of Kerig with a strong acid from a homogenized sample. Detection limit ...
Guidelines for Monitoring Chemical Contaminants in the Sea Using Marine Organisms - Reference Methods For Marine Pollution Studies No. 6
(1993)
The present Reference Method is designed to provide a set of guidelines to assist in pollution and public health to design and implement monitoring programmes based upon the measurement of chemical contaminants in marine ...
Determination of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Sediments - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 20
(1992)
Hydrocarbons in sediments can have several sources, as is the case for hydrocarbons in the marine environment in general. These and other pollution situations may have a negative impact on marine ecosystems and fisheries ...
Survey of Marine Pollutants from Industrial Sources in the West and Central African Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 2
(1982)
This document was prepared as a contribution to the development of the Action Plan for the West and Central African Region. Its aim
objective is to provide the Governments of the Region with appropriate information on the ...
Marine Pollution in the East African Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 8
(1982)
The Regional Seas Programme at present includes ten regions 1/ and has over 120 coastal States participating in it. It is conceived as an action-oriented programme having concern not only for the consequences but also for ...
Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97
(1988)
The Regional Seas Programme was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1974 in response to the selection of the oceans as a priority area by the UNEP Governing Council. It is a global programme ...
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 ...