Environmental Protection of the North Sea

Editors PrefaceIntroductionIntroduction to the ConferenceThe European Year of the EnvironmentThe Role of the International Maritime Organization with Respect to Prevention of Marine Pollution 1 The North Sea - Setting the ScenePart One Organic Chemicals 2 Distribution of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in the North Sea: An Overview 3 Environmental Impact of Organic Chemicals 4 Pesticides 5 Environmental Impact of PCBs in the Marine Environment 6 Contamination of the North Sea by Production and Utilization of Organic Chemicals 7 Pesticides and the North Sea: A Viewpoint from the Agrochemicals Industry 8 Environmental Protection Strategies for Organic Chemicals Discussion and ConclusionsPart Two Nutrients 9 Nutrients - An Overview 10 Assessment of Environmental Impact of Nutrients 11 Nutrients in the North Sea - A Fertilizer Industry View 12 Nutrients in the North Sea - A Detergents Industry View 13 Control Options for Nutrients Discussion and ConclusionsPart Three Heavy Metal Chemicals 14 Heavy Metal Chemicals - An Overview 15 Métaux lourds: Impact Environmental 16 Assessment of Data on Fish Diseases 17 Pathology of Fish Diseases in the North Sea 18 Production and Use of non-Ferrous Metals and their Impact on the North Sea 19 Use of Heavy Metal Chemicals - Impacts and Strategies with Regard to the Aquatic Environment 20 Practicability of Reducing Heavy Metal Inputs 21 Relationship between Dredged Material and Toxic MaterialsPart Four Microbial Contaminants and Littoral Pollution 22 Importance of Microbial Life in the Marine Environment 23 Microbiological Effects of Ocean Pollution 24 Littoral Zones, Amenities, and Tourism 25 Treatment and Disposal of Effluents Discussion and ConclusionsPart Five Contaminants from Oil and Related Industries 26 Pollution in the North Sea from Oil-Related Industry - An Overview 27 An environmental Impact Assessment of Oil Pollution in the North Sea 28 The Petroleum Industry and the Protection of the North Sea Environment 29 Strategy for Control of Contaminants from Oil and Related Industries Discussion and ConclusionsPart Six Environmental Management of the North Sea 30 The Anticipation Principle as a Basis for Policy 31 Quality Objectives and Discharge Consents 32 Towards an Integrated Approach 33 Future Prospects for Water Quality Management Discussion and ConclusionsPart Seven Modeling and Monitoring 34 Hazard Prediction and Relevance of Laboratory-Scale Studies 35 Water Quality Modeling of the Southern North Sea: A Useful Tool for Research and Management 36 On the Three-Dimensional Approach to Environmental Modeling 37 Monitoring Programs in the Real World - Models and the Importance of Proper Design Discussion and ConclusionsConclusionsOverall Summing-up Principal Points arising from the ConferenceAppendix A List of DelegatesAppendix B Support Papers I. The Water Quality Management of the Humber Estuary II. Monitoring Consented Discharges and Environmental Effect III. Water Quality Management in Scotland—The Estuary and Firth of Forth IV. Estuary Improvements—Northumbrian Water V. The Effects of Sewage Sludge Disposal on the Outer Thames EstuaryAppendix C Poster Papers I. Nutrients in the North Sea II. Organochlorine Residues in Livers of Dab {Limanda limanda) in Regions of the North Sea III. Accumulation Mechanisms and Geographical Distribution of PCBs in the North Sea IV. Evidence of Oil Contamination in North Sea cod V. The Sea Disposal of Dredged Spoil from British Ports VI. An Assessment of the Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Production Water from a North Sea Oil Platform Based upon Laboratory Bioassays with a calanoid copepod—Acartia tonsa (Dana) VII. Collaborative Monitoring of Southern North Sea Coastal Waters VIII. Preliminary Results from a Study of Abnormalities in Flatfish from the River Thames IX. Monitoring of Nutrient Limitation in Coastal Waters X. A Modeling System for the North Sea Environment XI. The North Sea Forum XII. Transport Atlas of the Southern North Sea XIII. Use of Fungus {Phellinus weirii) which Causes Laminated Root Rot in Douglas Fir Trees to Biodegrade Toxic Wastes XIV. Studies of Sea Birds in the North Sea Discussion of the Poster PapersIndex