Overview of Impact of Sewage on the Marine Environment in the East Asian Seas: Social and Economic Opportunities

This report is intended to provide an overview of potential economic and social development in the region of the East Asian Seas, affecting the coastal, marine and associated freshwater environment and the status of these developments. Particular attention is given to the problem of sewage and especially urban domestic sewage. The report provides an account of the type, quantity and point and non-point sources of sewage, especially from urban centres affecting the coastal, marine and associated freshwater environment.