RT null T1 Biogeochemical Studies of Selected Pollutants in the Open Waters of the Mediterranean (MED POL VIII): Final Reports of Principal Investigators - MAP Technical Reports Series No. 8 T2 Etudes Biogeochimiques de Certains Polluants au Large de la Mediterranee (MED POL VIII): Rapports Finaux des Chercheurs Principaux A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 biogeochemistry K1 chemical oceanography K1 pollution K1 environmental degradation K1 environmental monitoring K1 heavy metal K1 marine area YR 1986 FD 1986 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26430 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26430 NO The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in co-operation with the relevant specialized United Nations Agencies (FAQ, WHO, WMO, IOC), presented to the Intergovernmental Meeting of Mediterranean countries (Barcelona, 1975) a proposal for a Co-ordinated Mediterranean Pollution Monitoring and Research Programme (MED POL). MED POL was approved and UNEP was requested to implement the Programme, consisting of seven pilot projects, in close collaboration with the relevant specialized United Nations Agencies. Its pilot phase (MED POL-Phase I) was designed as the precursor of a long-term programme for pollution monitoring and research in the Mediterranean (MED POL-Phase II) to be carried out according to the provisions of the legal component of the Mediterranean Action Plan. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 20, 2026