Report of the Working Group on Marine Sediments in Relation to Pollution (WGMS)

The Working Group on Marine Sediments in Relation to Pollution (WGMS) met from 19 to 23 March in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting was chaired by Patrick Roose and Lucia Viñas and attended by 11 scientists from six countries. The proposed agenda was accepted without modifications and arrangements were made to carry out the work. Furthermore, a number of informative and relevant presentations were given during the meeting. In particular, information on the use of passive samplers (PS), was presented through this means.