EU shipping in the dawn of managing the ballast water issue

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1966-1972

  David, Matej ^a   Gollasch, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b GoConsult   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ballast water management; Europe; Harmful organisms; Maritime transport; Shipping; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLANNING; SHIPS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; HARMFUL ORGANISMS; MARITIME TRANSPORT; SHIPPING;

WATER;

BALLAST WATER; EUROPEAN UNION; MARINE POLICY; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; SHIPPING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; POLITICS; RESEARCH; SHIPPING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; EUROPEAN UNION; SHIPS; TRANSPORTATION; WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 56949095840     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.09.027     Document Type: Article

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