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| Project title |
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Review of currently available information on pollution of coastal waters by sediments and agro-chemicals: Identification of sources and transport mechanisms and influence of land use management in the watershed. |
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R7111 |
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 Project leader |
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 Chris Ninnes
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Lead organisation |
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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| Project
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01/01/1998 to 31/08/1998 |
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Budget (£) |
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21,000
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| NRSP
keyword |
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coastal zone, coral reef, fish, land use, nutrient, pollution, sediment, water conservation |
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 Country |
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Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent/ Grenadines, Dominica, Martinique, Barbados |
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| Node:
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Caribbean 3: Pollution amelioration - best management practices |
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| Production
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Land Water Interface |
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| Theme |
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| Project
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The purpose of the project was to review available information on the movement of sediments and pollutants of agricultural origin into the coastal zone in the Caribbean.
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| Background |
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The problem of agriculturally derived pollution and sediment impacting in the coastal zone is potentially very significant in the Caribbean. However, there are particular knowledge gaps at the upstream (watershed) and downstream (coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds) parts of the land-water interface.
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| Purpose |
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To review currently available information on the movement of sediments and pollutants of agricultural origin into the coastal zone in the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on small-island developing states.
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| Outputs |
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Information relating to 4 types of agricultural pollution was presented and assessed: soil erosion leading to siltation, nutrient enrichment, pesticide contamination, and agro-industrial pollution.
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| Achievements |
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The review highlighted that there is little available information on the effects of agro-chemicals on the ecosystems in tropical coastal habitats.
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