The legal design of the international and European Union ban on tributyltin antifouling paint: Direct and indirect effects

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Gipperth, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AFS Convention; Antifouling; EC; EU; International convention; Legal approach; Legal technique; Legislation; Organotin; Policy; Shipping; TBT; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOMETALLICS; SHIPS;

AFS CONVENTION; ANTI-FOULINGS; EC; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL TECHNIQUE; ORGANOTINS; TRIBUTYL TIN;

ANTIFOULING PAINT;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; TOXIN; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; SHIP DESIGN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FOULING CONTROL; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SHIP; WORKSHOP;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 57249089010     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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