Impact of the 1991 Gulf War on the coastal environment and ecosystems: Current status and future prospects

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-96

  Price, A R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE BIOLOGY; REEFS; SEDIMENTS;

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SOIL POLLUTION; WAR;

ANTHOZOA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0031911295     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00124-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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