Development of a biologically based environmental quality standard from a long-term benthic monitoring programme in the North Sea

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 275-281

  Brown, A R ^a   Shillabeer, N ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROFAUNA; BENTHOS; EFFLUENT DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARD; MINING; MINING DISCHARGE; MONITORING PROGRAMME;

UK, ENGLAND, CLEVELAND, BOULBY;

EID: 0030618868     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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