Assessment of Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the South-East Pacific

Download or read book Assessment of Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the South-East Pacific written by and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses the marine pollution problems faced by the countries of the south-east Pacific region (Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama and Peru), and reviews other forms of pollution from industrial wastes, as well as urban, agricultural, forestry and mining runoff. The study results indicate that wastewaters are the main source of pollution in the region, due to the volume of organic waste, petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals and pesticides discharged through domestic and industrial effluents.