Atmospheric Transport of Contaminants into the Mediterranean Region

Atmospheric Transport of Contaminants into the Mediterranean Region

Reports and Studies No. 26

The first part of this report provides a review of the knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological processes, which control the air-sea exchange of contaminants, along with a brief description of existing programmes in the Pacific Ocean, the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The second part of the report discusses existing works relevant to the Mediterranean area. A limited data base exists for contamination of marine concern, with most information on air concentrations of heavy metals (particularly Cd and Pb), PCB’s and n-alkanes, and very little information on concentrations in perception…



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    Edition: 1985, #26 (64 p.)
    Authors: GESAMP
    Publisher: WMO
    Journal series: Reports and Studies

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