Sources of contamination and modelled pollutant trajectories in a Mediterranean harbour (Tarragona, Spain)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 898-907

  Mestres, M ^a   Sierra, J P ^a   Mosso C ^a   Sanchez Arcilla A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Harbours; Numerical models; Risk management; Tarragona; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HARBOURS; HUMAN HEALTH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLLUTANT SOURCES; POLLUTION EPISODES; PORT AUTHORITIES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HARBOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL SPILL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

CATALONIA; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

EID: 77953518869     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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