The Baltic Sea as a dumping site of chemical munitions and chemical warfare agents

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-26

  Szarejko, Aleksandra ^a   Namieśnik, Jacek ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ammunition chemical warfare agents; Baltic Sea; Chemical munitions; Chemical weapons; Sea contamination; Threats; Types; World War II

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEAPON; DETECTION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OCEAN DUMPING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 60449084886     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540802657177     Document Type: Article

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