Pollution themes

A comprehensive scheme (the DPSIR approach) defined by the European Environment Agency has been chosen to fully describe the issues related to pollution prevention, detection and mitigation in the framework of Integrated coastal zone management. This approach should help to structure the current knowledge about pollution and to identify the research gaps which have to be filled.

• Drivers :
  • Sources of pollutants
• Pressures :
  • Natural processes of pollution
• States :
  • Historical trends in pollution
  • Geographical situation of pollution
  • Measurement tools and methods
  • Physical and chemical processes pollutants are involved in
• Impacts :
  • Social impacts of pollution
  • Economic impacts of pollution
  • Ecological impacts of pollution
• Responses :
  • Tools for predicting, assessing and integrating data
  • Pollution policies (regulations and economic incentives)
  • Practices for pollution prevention and mitigation
  • Case studies