Accidental spills at sea - Risk, impact, mitigation and the need for co-ordinated post-incident monitoring

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 797-803

  Kirby, Mark F ^a   Law, Robin J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical spill; Emergency response; Impact assessment; Monitoring; Oil spill; Shipping accidents

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CHEMICAL SPILL; CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FULLY INTEGRATED; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LOGISTICAL PLANNING; MITIGATION OPTIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; SAMPLING DESIGN;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; MARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SHIPPING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISHERY; LEGAL LIABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL SPILL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; ACCIDENT; DISASTER PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENT; PROCEDURES; SHIP; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACCIDENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPS; WATER POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION;

EID: 77953524842     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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