Assessment of economic losses to recreational activities from 1988 marine pollution events and assessment of economic losses from long-term contamination of fish within the New York Bight to New Jersey

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 990-1004

  Ofiara, Douglas D ^a   Brown, Bernard ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Recently Retired Mar Fish Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic losses; New Jersey; New York Bight; Pollution effects; Unsafe seafood

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ESTUARY; FISH; FISHING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; MUSSEL; POLICY; RECREATION; SEA FOOD; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SUMMER; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032733294     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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