mackerel 148,170
macrofauna 9,10,22,35-36,58,59,61,62,
66,67,193
Makaira see marlin
manganese (Mn) 126,157
mangrove 52,94, 168
marlin 149
Melanogrammus see haddock
Mercenaria 125
mercury (Hg) 37-47,146-158
- accumulation 130,132,134-136
- accumulation in man and health risk 37-40,
146, 147
- in effluents 37-40,42,66
- in fish 39--40,45,135,148-150,155,156
- in ice 154
-, maximum permissible amounts in sea-food
147-150
-, measures against mercury pollution 41-42,
185-186,192,194
-, metalorganic compounds 120,124
- in molluscs 39-40,43
- in sea-birds and mammals 47-57, l35-l36,
151, 155, 156
- in seawater 45,139,151-152,156,157
- in sediments 39-41, l38, 154, 155, 157
-, sources 68, 152-154
-, toxicity 121,124,158
- in zooplankton 44, 140
mercuryelenide 135
Mergus see goosander
metallothionin l36, 142
metalorganic compounds 120,124,136,141,
142, 161, 162, 185
methoxychlor 128,167
methy1chloride 165
methyllead 120
methylmercury 38--39,120,135,146
methylnaphthalene 75,88
Minamata 3739,146-147
mink 183
mirex 167
Modiolus see mussel
Monte Urquiola 95
mother'smilk 172-174
Munida 172
mussel 28,43,69,95, 116, 127,128, l30,
132-134,159,162,165,177
musselwatch 43, l30-l31
mustard gas 56
Mustela see mink
Mya 93,127,129
Myctophidae 49
Mytilus see mussel
216
naphthalene 71-72,75,88-90
naphthenes see cyc10alkanes
natural radioactivity 104, 108, 116-118
nature reserves 35, 192
Nereis 122,126, 127, l31, 176
New York Bight 54,59,64
nickel (Ni) 58,66,157,185,187
Niigata 38
nitrogen, nitrate (N, N03 ) 17-18, l39, 141,
192
Nitzschill see plankton algae
North Sea 17 -20, 46-47, 52, 56-62, 66, 84,
91,92,95,102-103,107,110, Ill, 118,
129,13~ 137, 13~ 148-149,151-152,
170-174,180,181,189
nuclear accidents 109
- bombs 105, 106, 109, 194
- vessels 11 0, 111
nutrients 17-19,191
ocean regions 34-35
octopus 159, 172
oil 71-10~ 185, 186, 188-190, 193, 194
- accidents 82,85,87,89,92-98, l31, 141,
186,189,193-194
- pollution 71-103
- rig accidents see oil accidents
- seeps, natural 80-81, 87
Oil Spill Committee 189-190
OPOL 189
organic substances 6-8
organophosphorus compounds 185
organosilicium compounds 185, 186
Oslo Convention 186-187
osprey 180
oyster l3, 125, 159, 183
oxygen (0) 7-8,12,22-23,25,28,32-33,
191,192
Pachygrapsus 90
Pandalus see shrimp
Pandion see osprey
paper mills 8, 40, 53
paraffines see alkanes
parathion 47
Paris Convention 185,187
Patella see limpet
pathogens l3, 191
PCB 166,168
- accumulation 126,128,129,177-178,182
- in air 183
- degradation 176
- in fish 171,172,173,179,183
-, measures against PCB pollution 166, 185
-, permissible amounts in sea-food 170-172
macrofauna 9,10,22,35-36,58,59,61,62,
66,67,193
Makaira see marlin
manganese (Mn) 126,157
mangrove 52,94, 168
marlin 149
Melanogrammus see haddock
Mercenaria 125
mercury (Hg) 37-47,146-158
- accumulation 130,132,134-136
- accumulation in man and health risk 37-40,
146, 147
- in effluents 37-40,42,66
- in fish 39--40,45,135,148-150,155,156
- in ice 154
-, maximum permissible amounts in sea-food
147-150
-, measures against mercury pollution 41-42,
185-186,192,194
-, metalorganic compounds 120,124
- in molluscs 39-40,43
- in sea-birds and mammals 47-57, l35-l36,
151, 155, 156
- in seawater 45,139,151-152,156,157
- in sediments 39-41, l38, 154, 155, 157
-, sources 68, 152-154
-, toxicity 121,124,158
- in zooplankton 44, 140
mercuryelenide 135
Mergus see goosander
metallothionin l36, 142
metalorganic compounds 120,124,136,141,
142, 161, 162, 185
methoxychlor 128,167
methy1chloride 165
methyllead 120
methylmercury 38--39,120,135,146
methylnaphthalene 75,88
Minamata 3739,146-147
mink 183
mirex 167
Modiolus see mussel
Monte Urquiola 95
mother'smilk 172-174
Munida 172
mussel 28,43,69,95, 116, 127,128, l30,
132-134,159,162,165,177
musselwatch 43, l30-l31
mustard gas 56
Mustela see mink
Mya 93,127,129
Myctophidae 49
Mytilus see mussel
216
naphthalene 71-72,75,88-90
naphthenes see cyc10alkanes
natural radioactivity 104, 108, 116-118
nature reserves 35, 192
Nereis 122,126, 127, l31, 176
New York Bight 54,59,64
nickel (Ni) 58,66,157,185,187
Niigata 38
nitrogen, nitrate (N, N03 ) 17-18, l39, 141,
192
Nitzschill see plankton algae
North Sea 17 -20, 46-47, 52, 56-62, 66, 84,
91,92,95,102-103,107,110, Ill, 118,
129,13~ 137, 13~ 148-149,151-152,
170-174,180,181,189
nuclear accidents 109
- bombs 105, 106, 109, 194
- vessels 11 0, 111
nutrients 17-19,191
ocean regions 34-35
octopus 159, 172
oil 71-10~ 185, 186, 188-190, 193, 194
- accidents 82,85,87,89,92-98, l31, 141,
186,189,193-194
- pollution 71-103
- rig accidents see oil accidents
- seeps, natural 80-81, 87
Oil Spill Committee 189-190
OPOL 189
organic substances 6-8
organophosphorus compounds 185
organosilicium compounds 185, 186
Oslo Convention 186-187
osprey 180
oyster l3, 125, 159, 183
oxygen (0) 7-8,12,22-23,25,28,32-33,
191,192
Pachygrapsus 90
Pandalus see shrimp
Pandion see osprey
paper mills 8, 40, 53
paraffines see alkanes
parathion 47
Paris Convention 185,187
Patella see limpet
pathogens l3, 191
PCB 166,168
- accumulation 126,128,129,177-178,182
- in air 183
- degradation 176
- in fish 171,172,173,179,183
-, measures against PCB pollution 166, 185
-, permissible amounts in sea-food 170-172