Part III: The scientific evaluation of the hazards of marine bulk liquid transport

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-28

  Höfer, Thomas ^a  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hazard evaluation procedures; International regulations; Marine environment, marine environmental protection; Marine pollution (discharges, spills); Noxious substances; Shopping

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY;

ALIA;

EID: 0343981037     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02987117     Document Type: Review

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