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This updated report provides an update on the domestic and industrial pollutant loads discharged in WCR, sanitation coverage expansion and treatment, as well as the pollutant...

The better understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's ocean programme, as it provides the necessary scientific...

The aim of this report is to document the experiences that Caribbean countries have had in the development of NPAs and similar strategy documents. This will serve as a valuable...

En marzo de 1983 una Conferencia de Plenipotenciarios se reunió en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, y adoptó la Convención para la Protección y el Desarrollo del Medio Marino de...

This document is based on the work of the GESAMP Working Group on Long-term Ecological Consequences of low-level Contamination of the Marine Environment.

The ROPME sea area includes the coastal and marine waters of the eight countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...

It is expected that in the near future there will be a considerably higher uptake around the world, and particularly in developing countries of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) constitute a large class of compounds, and hundreds of individual substances may be released during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of...

Methyl bromide is a colourless gas at room temperature and standard pressure with a boiling point of about 4 °C. It is heavier than air and easily liquefied below its critical...

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...

Le fascicule présenté ici porte sur l'énergie en region méditerranéenne et sur sos rapports avec lenvironneinent, tant en ce qui concerne la situation prOsente quo los...

La présente publication, ainsi que toutes celles qui paraissent dans la série des "Fascicules du Plan Bleu", ne constitue pas seulement une mise au point sur le theme dont elle...

The present assessment on land-based activities affecting the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment in the South-East Pacific region was prepared as a main...

Commercial 1,3-dichioropropene is a mixture of cis- and trans- isomers and 92% pure. It may also be used in admixtures with 1 ,2-dibromoethane (Dorloe) or with 1...

Pure hexachiorocyclopentadiene (HEX) is a light, lemon-yellow liquid that has a pungent, musty odour. The odour threshold is reported to be 0.0014-0.0016 mg/m3. HEX is highly...

This paper proposes some pollution control alternatives as mechanisma to address surrent regional problems in South-East Pacific.

The aim of the present paper is to formulate the basic principles of integrated background monitoring, and to describe procedures and methods of integrated background monitoring...

The present volume provides principles and guidelines for the issuance of permits by national authorities for the discharge of certain types of waste and other matter into the...

A la demande de la consultation d'experts, le présent manuel a été préparé pour préciser les procédures d'échantillonnage at d'analyse acceptées dans le document opérationnel....

In accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) of the United Nations General Assembly, UNEP was established "as a focal point for environmental action and co-ordination within the...