Issue: Contributions and pressures between the coasts and oceans and the atmosphere - Airborne substances
This is an issue under the Coasts and oceans theme of the Data Reporting System.
Why we need to know about this issue
Smoke, dust and other airborne pollutants can be carried by wind to the ocean from the land or from shipping, or from volcanic activity. These substances can have localised impacts on marine organisms.
Indicators
- CO-70 Examples or case studies of localised impacts of windborne dust and smoke
Smoke, dust and other airborne pollutants can be carried by wind to the ocean from the land or from shipping. These substances can have localised impacts on marine organisms. No indicator has been developed for measuring or assessing the extent of this pressure or its actual impact on marine organisms.
Related issues
- Land - Land condition- Soil stability and quality
- Land - Direct pressure of human activities on the land- Soil loss and loss of soil quality
- Land - Direct pressure of human activities on the land- Pollution to and from the land
Key
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Links to data in the DRS
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