Ocean Dumping: a National Policy
Title | Ocean Dumping: a National Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) |
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Pages | 64 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Marine pollution |
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This report was prepared for the President of the United States by the Council of Environmental Quality. Location, quantities, composition, trends, pollution, and international aspects of ocean dumping are discussed. Also included are alternatives to dumping and legislative control. Recommendations are made dealing with policies, regulations, and further research.
Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
Title | Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2022-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780309458856 |
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.
Ocean Dumping
Title | Ocean Dumping PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography |
Publisher | |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Marine resources conservation |
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Ocean Dumping
Title | Ocean Dumping PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region II. |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Waste disposal in the ocean |
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Ocean Dumping
Title | Ocean Dumping PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Waste disposal in the ocean |
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Proposed Report of the National Water Commission
Title | Proposed Report of the National Water Commission PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Water Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1138 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Water resources development |
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Ocean Mammal Protection
Title | Ocean Mammal Protection PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1650 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Marine mammals |
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