Assessing and Monitoring Floatable Debris

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dc.call-noSPEC COLL GBAY ACC#11319
dc.creatorUnited States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-14T01:23:16Z
dc.date.available2011-04-14T01:23:16Z
dc.date.issued2002-08
dc.description78 pages; available for download at the link below.en
dc.description.abstractThis document provides examples of monitoring and assessment programs that have been established in the United States to address the impact of floatable debris, as well as examples of mitigation activities to address floatable debris, and contact information. Section 1 of the document discusses some of the impacts of floatable debris on the aquatic environment, and describes the current legislation available to address those impacts. Section 2 of this document discusses the types and origins of floatable debris. Section 3 discusses a variety of plans and programs that have been developed and implemented to assess and monitor floatable debris. Section 4 presents recommendations for developing assessment and monitoring programs that were presented in the Marine Debris Survey Manual, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Chapter 16 of EPA's Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual (USEPA, 1993). Section 5 provides a number of examples of prevention and mitigation activities associated with floatable debris that are underway around the country.en
dc.identifier.otherAccession # 11319
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/27804
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.locationGBIC Special Collection
dc.publisherUnited States Environmental Protection Agencyen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEPA;842-B-02-002
dc.subjectfloatable debrisen
dc.subjectwater pollutionen
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen
dc.titleAssessing and Monitoring Floatable Debrisen
dc.typeTechnical Reporten

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