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Ocean Disposal Reconsidered

Author
Various Authors
Date
1990
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-044621)
Publisher | Place of publication
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA, USA
Pages
93 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Sea, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Marine pollution (dumping at sea) Marine pollution Hazardous substances
Abstract

Contents: 1. The ocean and waste management 2. Options for wastes: space, land or sea? 3. Protecting the ocean 4. Congress and waste disposal at sea 5. A brief history of ocean disposal 6. Effects of wastes on the ocean 7. Editorial cartoons and public perceptions 8. Detecting the biological effects of deep-sea waste disposal 9. Managing dredged materials 10.Herculean labors to clean wastewater 11.Two profiles

Other references

Treaty

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

Treaty | Multilateral | London; Mexico City; Moscow; Washington D.C. |

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Biological agents, Marine pollution (dumping at sea), Oil pollution, Toxicity/poisoning, Hazardous waste, International organization, Radioactive waste, Transport/storage, Navigation, Waste disposal, Radioactive pollution, Inspection, Monitoring, Marine pollution

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000420)