Towards a scientific definition of the precautionary principle

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 768-771

  Gray, J S ^a   Bewers, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEA POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030297171     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00105-1     Document Type: Note

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