Author: United States. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Role of the Ocean in a Waste Management Strategy
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780309458856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis of the role of the United States both in contributing to and responding to global ocean plastic waste. The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Although the U.S. solid waste management system is advanced, it is not sufficient to deter leakage into the environment. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step - from production to its entry into the environment - including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation. This report also recommends a nationally-coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scales and sources of U.S. plastic waste, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress.
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ISBN: 9780309458856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis of the role of the United States both in contributing to and responding to global ocean plastic waste. The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Although the U.S. solid waste management system is advanced, it is not sufficient to deter leakage into the environment. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step - from production to its entry into the environment - including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation. This report also recommends a nationally-coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scales and sources of U.S. plastic waste, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress.
The Role of the Oceans as a Waste Disposal Option
Author: Gunnar Kullenberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400946287
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Vilamoura, Portugal, April 24-30, 1985
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400946287
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Vilamoura, Portugal, April 24-30, 1985
Annual Report
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
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Category : Atmosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Atmosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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A Report to the President and the Congress
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
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Category : Atmosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Category : Atmosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Oceanography miscellaneous
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Ocean Dumping
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography
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Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 774
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Category : Marine parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Waste Disposal In The Oceans
Author: Dorothy Soule
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000002977
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
After a decade of attempts to control pollution with broad, sweeping legislation on a national scale, recent efforts have recognized the need to evaluate waste disposal on a case-by-case or regional basis, incorporating new knowledge about the consequences of disposal. This book examines the major uses and effects of waste disposal in the ocean, paying particular attention to California's coastal waters. The contributors, representing public agencies, academe, and research institutions, take into account environmental concerns while they focus on developing management strategies of using the oceans for waste disposal. The book is a result of the 1982 symposium "Ocean Disposal in the 1980s," which was sponsored by the Southern California Academy of Sciences
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000002977
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
After a decade of attempts to control pollution with broad, sweeping legislation on a national scale, recent efforts have recognized the need to evaluate waste disposal on a case-by-case or regional basis, incorporating new knowledge about the consequences of disposal. This book examines the major uses and effects of waste disposal in the ocean, paying particular attention to California's coastal waters. The contributors, representing public agencies, academe, and research institutions, take into account environmental concerns while they focus on developing management strategies of using the oceans for waste disposal. The book is a result of the 1982 symposium "Ocean Disposal in the 1980s," which was sponsored by the Southern California Academy of Sciences
Ocean Dumping Enforcement and the Current Status of Research Efforts
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Oceanography Miscellaneous: National Ocean Pollution Planning Reauthorization and Great Lakes Pollution Act H.R. 6120
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography
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Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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