Disposal of wastes and dredged sediments in the New York Bight

Northeastern Geology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-285

  Massa, Audrey A ^a,c   Del Vicario, Mario ^a   Pabst, Douglas ^a   Pechko, Patricia ^a   Lechich, Alex ^a   Stern, Eric A ^a   Dieterich, Robert ^a   May, Brian ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers New York District   (United States)

^c MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPOSAL OPTION; DREDGING; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE DISPOSAL; SEA FLOOR; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT DISPOSAL; US POLICY; WASTE DIPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC, NEW YORK BIGHT;

EID: 0030430575     PISSN: 01941453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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