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| Authors: | Tsu-Chang Hung Pei-Jie Meng Shu-Jen Wu Aileen Chuang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan;2. Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , Taipei, Taiwan;3. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan;4. Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica , Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Three collectives of substances - plastics, plant nutrients, biotoxins - are candidates for monitoring programmes that could keep track of the quality of ocean waters for vital life processes. All three are not subject to systematic surveillance at present. They are each characterized by long residence times in the marine environment, by increasing influx, and by growing evidence of their deleterious impacts on living systems. |
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| Keywords: | Heavy metals organic pollutants mariculture oysters water quality marine ecosystem recovery Charting sea |
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