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FROM LAND TO SEA VIA THE SKY: WHAT WE KNOW OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION OF EUROPEAN SEMI-ENCLOSED SEAS

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  • 1. Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Postboks100, Kjeller, Norway

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Abstract. The atmosphere is often overlooked as a component of the coastal zone, despite the very convergence of terrestrial, marine and atmospheric biogeochemical pathways lending a defining character to the coast. The magnitude of pollutant supply through the atmosphere is also often overlooked. Investigations, however, reveal that the atmosphere contributes substantial proportions of total coastal inputs. Source regions for these pollutants are typically found to be large, potentially larger than the watersheds which are traditionally taken as the appropriate geographic scale for management. This puts emphasis on international collaboration. Yet whilst we understand the general magnitude of the issue, our routine assessment of marine atmospheric pollution is often insufficient to allow us to know the true effectiveness of air pollution abatement measures for coastal and regional seas. At best we can estimate no more than the expected general tendencies in pollutant input for many European coastal and regional seas, including the Black Sea.

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