Current Status, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations of China's Marine Monitoring Systems for Coastal Persistent Organic Pollution Based on Experts' Questionnaire Analysis

Wenlu Zhao; Huorong Chen; Jun Wang; Mingyu Zhang; Kai Chen; Yali Guo; Hongwei Ke; Wenyi Huang; Lihua Liu; Shengyun Yang; Minggang Cai

doi:10.3390/ijerph16173083

Current Status, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations of China's Marine Monitoring Systems for Coastal Persistent Organic Pollution Based on Experts' Questionnaire Analysis

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 25;16(17):3083. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173083.

Authors

Wenlu Zhao^{1

2

3}, Huorong Chen⁴, Jun Wang⁵, Mingyu Zhang³, Kai Chen^{2

3

6}, Yali Guo^{3

6}, Hongwei Ke³, Wenyi Huang^{3

7}, Lihua Liu⁸, Shengyun Yang⁹, Minggang Cai^{10

11

12}

Affiliations

¹ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
² Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
³ College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
⁴ Monitoring Center of Marine Environment and Fisheries Resources of Fujian, Fuzhou 350003, China.
⁵ Department of Biological Technology, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361102, China.
⁶ Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
⁷ East Sea Marine Environmental Investigating and Surveying Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai 200137, China.
⁸ Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
⁹ College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. yangsy@xmu.edu.cn.
¹⁰ Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. mgcai@xmu.edu.cn.
¹¹ College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. mgcai@xmu.edu.cn.
¹² Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. mgcai@xmu.edu.cn.

Abstract

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) monitoring and management in typical semi-enclosed bays is a major global environmental issue. This study concentrated on a questionnaire survey and analysis of marine environmental management and monitoring departments at all levels in China, and proposed suggestions on the construction and improvement of POPs monitoring and management system. Results show that POPs are initially involved in China's current marine environmental monitoring system, and the monitoring strength and capability still need to be continuously improved, mainly in the recognition, funding input, relevant standards, monitoring, and evaluation technical regulations of marine environmental POPs monitoring. Therefore, in order to gradually improve the monitoring and management system of China's offshore marine environment POPs, this study suggests starting from four directions: (1) Building POPs monitoring system of a marine ecological environment, and strengthening POPs monitoring in different environmental media; (2) strengthening land-based POPs emission and the related human activities' intensity survey, and establishing a POPs information sharing database; (3) optimizing POPs monitoring technology in the marine environment, and improving POPs supervision and management technical support system; and (4) participating in regional and international marine environment POPs monitoring and evaluation projects, and strengthening the construction of talent teams.

Keywords: China; marine monitoring; persistent organic pollutants; policy; public participation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Seawater / analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Water Pollution / analysis*