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SAP-BIO-Lebanon National Report Page 48 <strong>of</strong> 95<br />
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Issue/Problem<br />
I. Pollution<br />
Threats Causes Impacts Significance<br />
1. Urban Pollution<br />
2. Industrial Pollution<br />
3. Agriculture<br />
4. Ballast waters<br />
1. Critical<br />
2. Critical<br />
3. High<br />
4. Unknown<br />
- Lack <strong>of</strong> en<strong>for</strong>cement <strong>of</strong> existing<br />
laws<br />
- Discharge <strong>of</strong> raw sewage<br />
- Absence <strong>of</strong> waste water treatment<br />
plants<br />
- Coastal landfills<br />
- Lack <strong>of</strong> en<strong>for</strong>cement <strong>of</strong> existing<br />
laws<br />
- Untreated Industrial effluent<br />
- Petro-chemical<br />
- Agrochemical<br />
- Power plants<br />
- Quality and maintenance <strong>of</strong> fuel<br />
delivery pipes by sea-tankers<br />
(petrol)<br />
- Lack <strong>of</strong> en<strong>for</strong>cement <strong>of</strong> existing<br />
laws<br />
- Indiscriminate use <strong>of</strong><br />
pesticides/insecticides<br />
- Lack <strong>of</strong> awareness <strong>of</strong> adverse<br />
effects by user<br />
- Unknown<br />
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Prepared By M. Nader & S. Talhouk June, 2002<br />
- Contamination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> neritic and<br />
benthic zones<br />
- Decrease in quality <strong>of</strong><br />
recreational waters<br />
- Changes in <strong>the</strong> taxonomic<br />
diversity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> planktonic<br />
community<br />
- Changes in <strong>the</strong> taxonomic<br />
diversity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nekton<br />
community<br />
- Mortality <strong>of</strong> sea-turtles<br />
- Displacement/ disappearance<br />
/extinction <strong>of</strong> local species<br />
- Bioconcentration <strong>of</strong><br />
agrochemicals in seafood<br />
products<br />
- Tar and oil contamination from<br />
ballast dumping<br />
1. High<br />
2. High<br />
3. Medium<br />
4. Unknown
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