Environmental risk assessment of anthropogenic activity in the deep sea

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-315

  Ahnert, Ahmed ^a   Borowski, Christian ^b  

^a Universität Hamburg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Deep sea communities; Disturbance; Environmental risk assessment; Large scale experiment; Mineral mining; Monitoring; Sewage contamination

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; SULFIDE;

DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINING; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033663733     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009963912171     Document Type: Article

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