Potential for rapid transport of contaminants from the Kara Sea

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 111-122

  Pfirman, S L ^a   Kogeler J W ^b   Rigor, I ^c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Contamination; Kara Sea; Pollution; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ICE; SEA WATER;

MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; CONFERENCE PAPER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARCTIC REGIONS; ICE; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

KARA SEA;

EID: 0343145685     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00108-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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