Integrated assessment of chemical pollution in the mediterranean sea: Driver-Pressures-state-welfare analysis

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-45

  Cinnirella, S ^a   Graziano, M ^a   Pon, J ^b   Murciano, C ^b   Albaiges J ^b   Pirrone, N ^c  

^a Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE POLLUTION; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84877031942     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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