Review of potential impacts to sea turtles from underwater explosive removal of offshore structures

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 267-285

  Viada, Stephen T ^a   Hammer, Richard M ^a   Racca, Roberto ^b   Hannay, David ^b   Thompson, M John ^a   Balcom, Brian J ^a   Phillips, Neal W ^a  

^a CSA International Inc   (United States)

^b JASCO Research Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Explosive removal (severance); Impact; Marine mammal; Offshore structures; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; BIODIVERSITY; OCEAN HABITATS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; REMOVAL; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS; WATER QUALITY;

ACOUSTIC ANNOYANCE; EXPLOSIVE REMOVAL; MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE (MMS); PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT; UNDERWATER DETONATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DOLPHIN; EXPLOSION; EXPLOSIVE; MITIGATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TURTLE; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PISCES; TESTUDINES; TURSIOPS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41949092736     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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