Global marine pollution

Apart from release into air, which is important globally, the direct transfer of PAH to water or land surfaces can be very important locally. Wreckages of oil tankers and discharges from oil terminals cause marine pollution by crude oil, which contains appreciable quantities of PAH. Disposal of waste containing PAH around industrial premises has caused serious pollution of land in some localities. 

Environmental Health Criteria 202 (1998). WHO, Geneva—Gives a very detailed account of the environmental toxicology of PAHs seen from the global point of view. However, it largely ignores marine pollution caused by oil spills. 

Marine mineral resources, global, 17 685t Marine oil production facilities, 24 256 Marine pollution, sulfur and, 23 589 Marine Pollution Treaty (MARPOL), sulfur limit by, 23 589... 

Bard S. (1999) Global transport of anthropogenic contaminants and the consequences for the Arctic marine ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 38(5), 356-379. 

Goldberg, E.D., 1975. The mussel watch - A first step in global marine monitoring. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 6, 111. 

The Global Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter was adopted by an Intergovernmental Conference in London in 1972. The convention named the London Convention 1972, formerly the London Dumping Convention (LDC), addressed from the... 

GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEALING WITH ACCIDENTAL MARINE POLLUTION... 

Ogata, Y, Takada, H., Mizukawa, K., Hirai, H., Iwasa, S., et al. (2009) International Pellet Watch Global Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Coastal Waters. 1. Initial Phase Data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs , Marine Pollution Bulletin 58 1437 6. 

Takada, H. (2006) Call for Pellets International Pellet Watch Global Monitoring of POPs Using Beached Plastic Resin Pellets , Marine Pollution Bulletin 52 1547-48. 

Bard, S. M. Global Transport of Anthropogenic Contaminants and the Consequences for the Arctic Marine Ecosystem. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38 (1999) 359-79. 

There are numerous examples and instances of pollution in the marine environment and a comprehensive coverage would be beyond the scope of a single article. Only a few case studies are presented here. They are global in character and represent examples where public and scientihc concern has been sufficient to provoke strategies to mitigate and/or prevent such pollution. 

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