Acoustic pollution in the oceans: The search for legal standards

Ocean Development and International Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 151-182

  Dotinga, Harm M ^a   Elferink, Alex G Oude ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic pollution; Marine animals; Marine pollution; Noise; Sound

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; MARINE POLICY; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034114751     PISSN: 00908320     EISSN: 15210642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083200276102     Document Type: Article

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