Search results
5 Results
Sorted by relevance
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… evidence exists to advance risk reduction action • Enforce emission and release standards if in place, establish … world. Cities, which have both a high concentration of emission sources and a high density of people, feel keenly … other policies including regulatory measures, such as emission standards, and information tools, such as labelling …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… 2003/44/EC, no limits are set for underwater noise emission. Severe restrictions should be applied to … whale-watching operators should also comply with noise emission limits to minimize their disturbance. 1.5. Impact of … to ascertain the vessel type involved in a strike: standard ferries were most frequently implicated (15, 62.5%), …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… next decades, due to high population and increasing living standard (affluence) in Asiatic and African countries, unless … Industry Statistics Edition 2011 no3 EU JRC/NL PBL (2010) Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), … f S o u r c E S OECD Series on emissions documents (2009) Emission Scenarion documents on coating industry (Paints, …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… ASTM D7081-05 was the sole performance specification standard referring to the biodegradation of plastic materials … of burning, incinerating (with energy recovery and emission control, allowing potentially harmful substances to … for types of solid waste for incineration and air emission limits. In 2008, Chile enacted the renewable …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification of … and frequency of washing. Terrestrial transportation The emission of plastic particle dust (mainly < 80 micrometer) … into the Dutch environment (Verschoor 2014). Annual emission estimates of tyre rubber dust for Norway, Sweden and …