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Anthropogenic “Litter” and macrophyte detritus in the deep Northern Gulf of Mexico
2012
Wei, Chih-Lin | Rowe, Gilbert T. | Nunnally, Clifton C. | Wicksten, Mary K.
A deep-sea trawl survey of the Northern Gulf of Mexico has documented the abundance and diversity of human-generated litter and natural detrital plant material, from the outer margin of the continental shelf out to the Sigsbee abyssal plain. Plastics were the most frequently encountered type of material. Litter and debris were encountered more frequently in the eastern than in the western GoM. Land-derived plant material was located primarily within the head of the Mississippi Canyon, whereas ocean-derived plant material was spread evenly throughout the NE GoM. Human discards were principally from ships offshore. Some of the material was contained in metal cans that sank to the sea floor, probably in order to conform to international agreements that prohibit disposal of toxic material and plastics. The Mississippi Canyon was a focal point for litter, perhaps due to topography, currents or proximity to shipping lanes.
Show more [+] Less [-]Setting international targets for controlling atmospheric emissions of pollutants - now and in the future
1998
Bull, K.R. | Hall, J.R. (ITE Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon PE17 2LS (United Kingdom))
The North Sea - Invisible decline? [Greenpeace report, Short Version]
1995
Johnston, P. | Verbeek, M. | MacGarvin, M. | Simmonds, M. | Mayer, S. | McKay, B. (Exeter Univ. (United Kingdom). Greenpeace Exeter Research Lab.)
(Political requirements and legal instruments for the solution of problems: An overview)
1993
Luebbe, E. (Bundesministerium fuer Ernaehrung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, Bonn (Germany))
In Tab.1 ist die Koalitionsvereinbarung der Bundesregierung von 1991 in Stichworten zusammengestellt. Tab. 2 - 8 beinhalten die wichtigsten internationalen Beschluesse. Tab. 9 enthaelt wichtige nationale Beschluesse und Forderungen. EG-rechtliche Regelungen sind in Tab. 10 und 11 dargestellt, die um die Tab. 12 und 13 im nationalen Bereich ergaenzt werden. Am Ende werden aus dem vorgestellten Sachverhalt Schlussfolgerungen abgeleitet, die in Tab. 14 in Form von 10 Handlungsanweisungen dargestellt werden.
Show more [+] Less [-]Not to sink: bringing the tropical forest into the climate and other global conventions, without needing the 'Sink' concept
2001
Groot, W.T. de | Sielhorst, S.I.D.
