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T1 Pollution in the Open Oceans 2009-2013: A Report by a GESAMP Task Team - Reports and Studies 91
A1 Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution, 
K1 pollution
K1 ocean
K1 heavy metal
K1 mercury
K1 persistent organic pollutant
K1 chlorofluorocarbon
K1 marine pollution
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 mining
K1 plastic
K1 marine debris
K1 noise pollution
K1 ballast water
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32907
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32907
NO The present report examines new information and scientific perspectives on the open oceans that have emerged in the 5 year period since GESAMP first addressed this topic. Not all of the topics covered by the 2009 report are addressed in the same degree of detail while coverage of certain other topics has been extended. For example, contamination arising from shipping activities, ballast water and dumping is now considered of lesser priority in the open oceans whereas new information has enabled improved assessments of ocean noise, mercury and micro-plastics.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026