Application of a novel modeling tool with multistressor functionality to support management of organic contaminants in the Baltic Sea

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 498-506

  Undeman, Emma ^a   Gustafsson, Bo G ^a   Humborg, Christoph ^a   McLachlan, Michael S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Chemicals management; Climate change; Decision support; Eutrophication; Organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84937567831     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0668-2     Document Type: Article

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