Regional Report of The State of The Marine Environment 2000

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2000

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2000

Evaluation of the state of marine pollution and
its effects on the ROPME Sea Area on the basis
of reports provided by the Contracting States
and the competent international and regional
organizations. It is based on the first Regional
Report on the State of the Marine Environment
after its update by new national data and
information on the marine environment as
received from NFPs Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and
Qatar. The results of the Contaminant
Screening Project carried out in co-operation
with IAEA-Monaco have also been reflected in
the text.

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