Report of the 20th Session of GESAMP, 1990

The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine pollution (GESAMP) held its twentieth session at WMO Headquarters, Geneva from 7-11 May 1990.

  • 1990 #41 (42p.)
  • Author(s): GESAMP
  • Publisher(s): WMO
  • Journal Series Reports and Studies

The agenda for the meeting comprised of:

1. Adoption of the Agenda.

2. State of the marine environment

3. Strategies for marine environmental protection and management (Working Group 28)

4. Review of potentially harmful substances (Working Group 13)

4.1 Carcinogens

4.2 Organochlorine compounds

4.3 Oil , including used lubricating oils, oil spill dispersants and chemicals used in offshore exploration and exploitation.

5. Coastal modelling (Working Group 25)

6. Evaluation of the hazards of harmful substances carried by ships (Working Group 1)

7. Comprehensive framework for the assessment and regulation of waste disposal in the marine environment.

8. Impacts of anthropogenically mobilized sediments in the coastal environment (Working Group 30)

9. Future work programme

9.1 Establishment of new working groups

9.2 Intersessional work

10. Other matters

10.1 A proposal for reconsideration of the GESAMp definition of marine pollution

10.2 GESAMP booklet

10.3 1992 state of the environment report

11. Date and place of the next session.

12. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

13. Consideration and approvel of the report of the twentieth session.

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