| General info | |
| Project title | LONG TERM BIOMONITORING, TREND AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAM IN COASTAL AREAS FROM AEGEAN, NORTHEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND EUTROFICATION MONITORING IN MERSIN |
| Associated programme | MEDPOL Phase III, IV |
| Project website | http://medpolweb.ims.metu.edu.tr/ |
| Begin date | 1998-01-01 |
| End date | To present |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Turkish coastal zone in Aegean and North-Eastern Mediterranean seas, Mersin Bay |
| Description | |
| Abstract | The objectives of the monitoring activities implemented as part of MED POL Phase III are:
• to present periodical assessments of the state of the environment in hot spots and coastal areas (needed to provide information for decision makers on the basic environmental status of the areas which are under anthropogenic pressures);
• to determine temporal trends of some selected contaminants in order to assess the effectiveness of actions and policy measures, and
• to enhance the control of pollution by means of compliance to national/international regulatory limits.
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| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Country of Coordinator | Turkey |
| Contact name | Suleyman Tugrul |
| Title | Prof. |
| Contact organisation | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Phone | +903245212406 |
| Fax | +903245212327 |
| Email | tugrul@ims.metu.edu.tr |
| Project partners | |
| Other partners | Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Marine Science and Technology
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| References | |
| Publication title | Akdeniz Kıyı Alanları Kirlilik Kaynaklarında Uzun Süreli Eğilim Ġzleme: Nehirler ve Atıksular (2003-2006). (In Turkish) (Türk Sucul YaĢam Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Aquatic Life), 5-8, 596-606.)
Akdeniz Kıyı Alanları Kirlilik Kaynaklarında Uzun Süreli Eğilim Ġzleme:Ulusal Su Günleri Sempozyumu, Antalya, 16-18 Mayıs 2007. Antalya bildirisi (Ulusal Su Günleri Sempozyumu, Antalya, 16-18 Mayıs 2007. Antalya bildirisi)
Kirleticilerin Doğu Akdenizi Besleyen Nehirlerdeki ve Bazı Atık Sulardaki DeriĢimleri ve Denize DeĢarj Miktarları. ġenel, S., Demirel, Z., Kumbur, H., Erkurt, E.A., Avcı, E.D. (eds.), Ulusal Çevre Sempozyumu 2007 Bildirileri (Mersin Üniversitesi, 18-21 Nisan 2007, Mersin), s.1-13. (In Turkish) (Mersin Üniversitesi)
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| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 10630 |
| Collating centre | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Latest update | 2008-11-03 |
