Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
The GESAMP assessment focuses on a category of plastic debris termed ‘microplastics’. These small pieces of plastic may enter the ocean as such, or may result from the fragmentation of larger items through the influence of UV radiation. Section 1 provides an introduction to the problem of microplastics in the marine environment, and the rationale for the assessment. The principal purpose of the assessment is to provide an improved evidence base, to support policy and management decisions on measures that might be adopted to reduce the input of microplastics to the oceans. The GESAMP assessment can be considered as contributing to a more formal Assessment Framework, such as the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact- Response (DPSIR) Assessment Framework, which is introduced in Section 2.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) |
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| Format: | Reports and Books
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
2015
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| Subjects: | microplastics,
environmental assessment,
natural resource,
natural resource conservation,
sustainable development,
land,
land management and planning,
land development,
land pollution,
land use,
land conservation,
ecosystem,
management of natural resources,
coast protection,
coastal area,
coastal ecosystem,
coastal environment,
coastal pollution,
coastal water,
marine conservation area,
marine ecosystem,
marine fauna,
marine environment,
marine pollution,
land-based marine pollution,
sea resource,
sea water protection,
environmental management,
waste analysis,
waste collection,
waste treatment,
waste disposal,
waste dumping,
waste legislation,
waste management,
waste prevention,
waste recycling,
Harmful Substances,
Ecosystem Management,
Environment Under Review, |
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| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/9545
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