Quantifying natural resource injuries and ecological service reductions: Challenges and opportunities

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Barnthouse, Lawrence W ^a   Stahl Jr , Ralph G ^b  

^a LWB Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Injury determination; Injury quantification; Natural resource damages

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

CRITICAL COMPONENTS;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; LAW; NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; OIL POLLUTION ACT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GUIDELINES; LIABILITY, LEGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0036653731     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-2447-z     Document Type: Review

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