The South Pacific Regional Marine Pollution Assessment and Control Programme (SPREP POL) : an integral part of the 1991-2 Work Programme of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

This is a region-wide activity covering all the island
territories of the region except Australia and New Zealand.
Since most of the pollutants found in the South Pacific are
land-derived, this will provide the data necessary for
determining what pollutants are likely to be found in any given
locality. Atmospheric transport of pollutants may be important
in certain parts of the world, but recent studies have shown
that the South Pacific atmosphere (apart from certain
industrial areas) is the cleanest so far studied (Riley et al.,
1989). Negotiations are nearing completion with IMO to
undertake a complementary inventory of ship-based pollutant
sources for the region.

Unpublished|`Progress report presented to the SPREP Intergovernmental Meeting, Apia, September, 1992'|Available online

Call Number: VF 8282,363.759 MOR [EL]

Physical Description: 16 p. ; 29 cm