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MARPOL
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
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Zooplankton
The animal component of the plankton; animals suspended or drifting in the water column including larvae of many fish and benthic invertebrates
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Zoobenthos
Animals that live on or in the seabed
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Water column
The vertical column of water extending from the sea surface to the seabed
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Water mass
A body of water within an ocean characterised by its physicochemical properties of temperature, salinity, depth and movement
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Vitellogenin
A protein in blood plasma used as a biomarker for exposure to endocrine disrupters that promote the development of female sex characteristics
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
For the purposes of OSPAR reporting on emissions from offshore installations, volatile organic compounds comprise all hydrocarbons, other than methane released to the atmosphere
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trophic
Pertaining to nutrition
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Turbidity
The degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particulates
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toxin
A poisonous substance produced by living organisms and biological processes, usually proteinaceous
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