The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) held its International Workshop on Microplastic particles as a vector in transporting persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic substances in the ocean at UNESCO-IOC in Paris from the 28th to the 30th of June 2010 as part of GESAMP's remit to advise its sponsoring agencies (IMO, FAO, UNESCO-IOC, UNIDO, WMO, IAEA, UN, UNEP, and UNDP) on "new and emerging issues" in relation to the state of the marine environment.
- 2010 #82 (69p.)
- Author(s): GESAMP
- Publisher(s): UNESCO-IOC
- Journal Series GESAMP Reports and Studies