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| Lead organisation |
Marine Resources Assessment Group
47 Prince's Gate, London, SW7 2QA
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| Project period |
01/01/1998 to 31/08/1998
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| Budget (£) |
21,000
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| NRSP keywords |
coastal zone, fish, pollution, water conservation, land use, sediment, coral reef, nutrient
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| Country |
Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent/Grenadines, Dominica, Martinique, Barbados
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| Production system |
Land Water Interface
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| Theme |
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| Project summary |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Final Technical Report (FTR) |
| Rawlins, B.G., Ferguson, A.J. et al. 1999. Review of currently available information on pollution of coastal waters by sediments and agro-chemicals: Issues in watershed management, transfer of agro-pollutants and sediments and their impact in coastal zones. Final Technical Report for project R7111. London: MRAG.
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| Project leader |
Chris Ninnes
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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| Collaborator |
John W Baldock
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British Geological Survey
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N Breward
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British Geological Survey
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Louise Heep
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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Christopher C Mees
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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J G Rees
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British Geological Survey
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T M Williams
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British Geological Survey
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| Lead |
| Marine Resources Assessment Group |
MRAG
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| British Geological Survey |
BGS
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| Funder |
| Natural Resources Systems Programme |
NRSP
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| Contributes to |
| PD127 |
Coastal management research network (COMARENet)
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| Previous to |
| R7668 |
Impact and amelioration of sediment and agro-chemical pollution in Caribbean coastal waters
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