Suivi de pollution
Un programme de surveillance pour la côte de la Colombie-Britannique, Canada, Pollution Tracker, documente les niveaux et tendances de centaines de contaminants préoccupants dans les moules et les sédiments océaniques côtiers.
Thousands of pollutants are present in our oceans.
We selected 14 contaminant classes of particular concern to ocean health. The effects of some of these contaminants on marine biota and food webs are well-known. The effects of others are only beginning to be understood. Scroll to learn more about our contaminants of interest.