Co-Convenors:
Peter S. Ross (Canada)
Olga Lukyanova (Russia)
Invited Speakers:
Tomohiko Isobe (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)
Hyo-Bang Moon (NOWPAP, Korea)
Vladimir Shulkin (NOWPAP, Russia)
Hideshige Takada (NOWPAP, Japan)
This session led by the Working Group on Emerging Topics in Marine Pollution (WG-ETMP) anticipates wide-ranging interest from a number of disciplines. The session aims to attract presentations on the use of sediments, shellfish, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals as indicators of marine pollution. Novel approaches and study designs will be discussed, with the aim of providing managers, regulators and scientists with timely feedback on emerging pollution threats. Depending on the study design and sample matrix, it is expected that pollutants to be discussed will include hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides, flame retardant chemicals, metals, pharmaceuticals, microplastics and other contaminants. Presentations that provide insight into the identification of contaminants of emerging concern, the ranking of priority pollutants from multiple sources, and the assessment of the relative importance of pollutants among other natural and anthropogenic stressors are encouraged. Presenters will be invited to contribute to a special issue of a scientific journal.
