A case study in modeling dispersion of Yperite and CLARK I and II from munitions at Paardenmarkt, Belgium

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 52-61

  Francken, Frederic ^a   Hafez, Ahmed M ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b NOBLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

CLARK I and II; Dispersion modeling; Inorganic arsenic; Marine sediments; Yperite

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CHEMICAL AGENT; CONCENTRATION DATA; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DISPERSION MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE; INORGANIC ARSENIC; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SULFUR MUSTARD; TIME PERIODS; TOXIC EFFECT;

AMMUNITION; ARSENIC; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SULFUR;

DISPERSIONS;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL WEAPON; DISPERSION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MARINE SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 73449135813     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.43.4.3     Document Type: Article

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