Background and rationale to a practical workshop on biological effects of pollutants

Abstract

The Practical Workshop on Biological Effects of Pollutants (GEEP Workshop) was held in August 1986 at the University of Oslo, Norway, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Group of Experts on the Effects of Pollutants (GEEP). The workshop was attended by 35 participants from 11 countries. This MEPS SPECIAL contains the major results and conclusions, and this first paper introduces and explains the background and rationale to the workshop.