IRA/88/001
Working Document 2
June, 1990

IRAN ANZALI LAGOON PRODUCTIVITY AND FISH STOCKS INVESTIGATION IRA/88/001 Pollution in the Anzali Lagoon Catchment Preliminary Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS

by

Dr. J. Olah
Aquatic Pollution Consultant

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1990

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   TERMS OF REFERENCE

3.   ITINERARY

4.   DATA COLLECTON

4.1   The Value of the Anzali Lagoon
4.2   Land Use in the Lagoon Watershed
4.3   Sediment Transport
4.4   Organic Load
4.5   Nutrient Load
4.6   Sediment Load
4.7   Pesticide Load
4.8   Industrial Load
4.9   Load Processing in Lagoon

5.   WORK PLAN PROPOSAL FOR POLLUTION ASSESSMENT

6.   OTHER ACTIVITIES

6.1   Selection of Bioassays
6.2   Test Organisms
6.3   Test Solutions
6.4   The Experiments
6.5   Data Analysis and Interpretation

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1:   Annual discharges 10⁶ m³

Figure 2:   Seasonal discharges (average monthly values)

Figure 3:   Self-purification processes in the Pirbasar River (ppm)

Figure 4:   Distribution of factories

Figure 5:   Sampling stations for pollution assessment