Integrated assessment of pollution in the baltic sea

Ekologija

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-355

  Garnaga, Galina ^a,b  

^a Environmental Research Department Environmental Protection Agency   (Lithuania)

^b KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Biomarkers; Contaminants; Integrated assessment; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897398756     PISSN: 02357224     EISSN: 20290586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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