Cost-effectiveness of the Baltic Sea Action Plan

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1043-1050

  Elofsson, Katarina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP); Cost effectiveness; Nitrogen; Nutrient trading; Phosphorus; Sight depth

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; COST; EUTROPHICATION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MARINE POLICY; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRANSPARENCY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 77953023800     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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