Mediterranean oil pollution monitoring and control: technical and policy issues

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7038030

Boxer, B

A discussion covers the intergovernmental program of oil spill contingency and response planning in the Mediterranean Sea region under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; the technical and institutional problems of bringing national needs and capabilities into line with international obligations of Mediterranean coastal states in keeping with the recently ratified 1976 Barcelona Convention; definition of the coordinating role of the Malta-based UNEP-supported and IMCO-administered Regional Oil Combating Center for the Mediterranean Sea; difficulties in applying the results of oil and petroleum hydrocarbon monitoring in regional spill prevention and contingency planning; jurisdictional questions relating to coastal state regulation and enforcement rights; and lack of consensus on technical aspects of planning and response due to diverse national standards and pollution control objectives.

• Research Organization: Rutgers Univ., Cook Coll.
• OSTI ID: 7038030
• Report Number(s): CONF-7903164-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAINMENT
COOPERATION
EMERGENCY PLANS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
IMCO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LEGAL ASPECTS
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
MONITORING
MONITORS
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WATER POLLUTION MONITORS