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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… metals, long-lived and harmful chemicals and materials, persistent organic pollutants and other toxins that accumulate in the … polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and other environmentally persistent substances entering the marine food chain (Fleming …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… tests or controls. Risk goods include: “any organism, organic material, or other thing or substance that (by reason … plants. Chemicals should be as specific as possible, non-persistent, and non-accumulative in the food chain. Persistent organic pollutants, including organochlorine …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… Aquaculture Needs 33 Guide D: Feed Ingredients 43 Guide E: Organic Matter in the Effluents 53 Guide F: Pathogen Transfer … legally licensed antibiotics should be used. • The use of persistent chemicals should be reduced. • Sanitary plans … species, but their residues are often highly toxic and persistent in the water and sediment, killing non-target …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… and/or destruction of habitat), and the build-up of persistent organic pollutants in soils and water (pesticide application … (NPP) - the net amount of solar energy converted to plant organic matter through photosynthesis. The NPP has been …