Policy Papers: Oceans & Water

National Coastal Condition Report (2005)
by EPA

Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades: Risks and Opportunities
by Water Science and Technology Board

Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks
by Water Science and Technology Board

Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects
by Ocean Studies Board

Innovation by Design: Improving Learning Networks in Coastal Management
by The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

Coastal Zone Management Act Funding Summary 2004
by National Ocean Service

Valuing Decentralized Wastewater Technologies
by Rocky Mountain Institute

National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project
by Rocky Mountain Institute

From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health

Rising Above Competing Priorities to Put Knowledge Into Action
by Jonathan D. Quick, Management Sciences for Health

Coupling Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery with Education and Development
by William H. Gerwick, Ph.D., Oregon State University

Water Sector Update: Investors Barely Skimming the Surface
by Washington Research Group

Infinity Lost: Oceans Under Stress
by Peter Harrison, Ph.D., National Research Council of Canada

Coastal Ecosystems, Industrialization, and Impacts on Human Well-Being
by Tundi Agardy, Ph.D., Sound Seas
*adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, in review

Water, Sanitation and Health
*the website linked above contains information on the World Health Organization's focus on water

The Development of Marine Natural Products as Therapeutic Agents: Challenges and Future Prospects
by Peter McCarthy, Susan H. Sennett, Amy E. Wright and Shirley A. Pomponi, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Oceans and Law of the Sea: Reports of the Secretary-General
*the website linked above contains numerous reports on the topic - specifically the last Secretary-General report and its addendum

Ocean Forecasting and Expected Benefits
by Dr. Richard Spinrad, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

From Source Water to Drinking Water
by Lawrence Reiter, Henry Falk, Charles Groat, and Christine M. Coussens, Editors, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

UNDP-GEF International Waters

Predator Cues and Pesticides: A Double Dose of Danger for Amphibians. 
*the website linked above contains information on the decline of amphibian populations around the world

Facts on Water Fluoridation
by FDI World Dental Federation

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