MAP Technical Reports Series No. 106 UNEP

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8. MANAGEMENT OF EUTROPHICATION 142
B. REMEDIAL ACTIONS AND CONTROL MEASURES 144
9. MONITORING, PREDICTION AND DECISION MAKING 144
9.1 Monitoring of eutrophication 145
9.2 Major variables to be sampled 145
9.3 Sampling and analytical techniques 146
9.4 Location of sampling sites and frequency of sampling 146
9.5 Policy analysis 147
9.6 Environmental capacity 148
9.7 Mathematical models 148
10. POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS 149
10.1 Elimination of nutrients at source 151
10.1.1 Agriculture and livestock 151
10.1.2 Detergents 151
10.1.3 Industry 151
10.2 Reduction of nutrient levels 152
10.2.1 Sewage treatment plants 152
10.2.2 Other forms of purification 152
10.3 Other courses of action 153
10.4 Monitoring programmes 153
10.5 Mathematical models 154
11. EXISTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MEASURES 155
11.1 National legal measures 155
11.2 International legal measures 157
12. RATIONALE FOR ESTABLISHING CONTROL MEASURES 158
13. RECOMMENDED ACTION 158
13.1 Monitoring 158
13.2 Assessment of present status 159
13.3 Inventory of land based sources 159
13.4 Scientific action 159
Appendix I: Measurements of biomass 161
14. REFERENCES 164