Clean-coast index-A new approach for beach cleanliness assessment

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 352-362

  Alkalay, Ronen ^a   Pasternak, Galia ^a   Zask, Alon ^a  

^a Israel Ministry of the Environmental Protection   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DEBRIS; EDUCATION; PLASTICS;

CLEAN COAST INDEX (CCI); CLEANLINESS INDICATOR; ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS; PUBLIC AWARENESS;

BEACHES;

BEACH; CLEANUP; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MEDIA ROLE;

EID: 34248597364     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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