6.1 - Introduction
6.2 - Common Problems 6.2.1 - Lack of effective catchment management, control and regulation 6.2.2 - Coastal zone pollution 6.2.3 - Eutrophication 6.2.4 - Conflict of uses in the coastal zone 6.2.5 - Offshore activities 6.2.6 - Introduction of non-indigenous species 6.2.7 - Overexploitation of resources 6.2.8 - Sea-level rises and climate changes 6.2.9 - Relative importance of common problems
6.3 - The European Seas: Overview
6.4 - The Mediterranean Sea 6.4.1 - General situation 6.4.2 - Physical features 6.4.3 - Biological features 6.4.4 - Inputs 6.4.5 - Contaminant levels 6.4.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.4.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.4.5.3 - Oil 6.4.5.4 - Microbiological contamination 6.4.5.5 - Nutrients 6.4.5.6 - Radionucleides 6.4.6 - Biological effects 6.4.7 - Conclusions
6.5 - The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 6.5.1 - General situation 6.5.2 - Physical features 6.5.3 - Biological features 6.5.4 - Inputs 6.5.5 - Contaminant levels 6.5.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.5.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.5.5.3 - Oil 6.5.5.4 - Nutrients 6.5.5.5 - Microbiological contamination 6.5.5.6 - Radionucleides 6.5.6 - Biological effects 6.5.6.1 - Eutrophication 6.5.6.2 - Opportunistic species 6.5.6.3 - Fisheries 6.5.7 - Conclusions
6.6 - The Caspian Sea 6.6.1 - General situation 6.6.2 - Physical features 6.6.3 - Biological features 6.6.4 - Inputs 6.6.5 - Contaminant levels 6.6.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.6.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.6.5.3 - Oil 6.6.5.4 - Nutrients 6.6.5.5 - Microbiological contamination 6.6.5.6 - Radionucleides 6.6.6 - Biological effects 6.6.7 - Conclusions
6.7 - The White Sea 6.7.1 - General situation 6.7.2 - Physical features 6.7.3 - Biological features 6.7.4 - Inputs 6.7.5 - Contaminat levels 6.7.6 - Biological effects 6.7.7 - Conclusions
6.8 - The Barents Sea 6.8.1 - General situation 6.8.2 - Physical features 6.8.3 - Biological features 6.8.4 - Inputs 6.8.5 - Contaminat levels 6.8.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.8.5.2 - Synthetic organic compound 6.8.5.3 - Oil 6.8.5.4 - Radionucleides 6.8.6 - Biological effects 6.8.7 - Conclusions
6.9 - The Norwegian Seas 6.9.1 - General situation 6.9.2 - Physical features 6.9.3 - Biological features 6.9.4 - Inputs 6.9.5 - Contaminat levels 6.9.6 - Biological effects 6.9.7 - Conclusions
6.10 - The Baltic Sea 6.10.1 - General situation 6.10.2 - Pysical features 6.10.3 - Biological features 6.10.4 - Inputs 6.10.5 - Contaminant levels 6.10.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.10.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.10.5.3 - Pesticides 6.10.5.4 - Microbiological contamination 6.10.5.5 - Oil 6.10.5.6 - Nutrients 6.10.5.7 - Radionucleides 6.10.6 - Biological effects 6.10.6.1 - Eutrophication 6.10.6.2 - Fisheries 6.10.7 - Conclusions
6.11 - The North Sea 6.11.1 - General situation 6.11.2 - Physical features 6.11.3 - Biological features 6.11.4 - Inputs 6.11.5 - Contaminant levels 6.11.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.11.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.11.5.3 - Microbiological contamination 6.11.5.4 - Oil 6.11.5.5 - Nutrients 6.11.5.6 - Radionucleides 6.11.6 - Biological effects 6.11.6.1 - Eutrophication 6.11.6.2 - Fisheries 6.11.6.3 - Introduction of non-indigenous species 6.11.7 - Conclusions
6.12 - The North Atlantic Ocean 6.12.1 - General situation 6.12.2 - Physical features 6.12.3 - Biological features 6.12.4 - Inputs 6.12.5 - Contaminant levels 6.12.5.1 - Heavy metals 6.12.5.2 - Synthetic organic compounds 6.12.5.3 - Microbiological contamination 6.12.5.4 - Radionucleides 6.12.6 - Biological effects 6.12.7 - Conclusions
6.13 - Conclusions and the Way Forward