A Statistical And Strategic Survey Of Oil Pollution In The Mediterranean Sea
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Free (open access)
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Volume
30
Pages
10
Published
1998
Size
868 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/ASE980171
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
Nikolas P. Ventikos, Harilaos N. Psaraftis Eleftherios lacovou
Abstract
In this paper, we present the results of a statistical analysis (for the time period 1978-1995) and a relative strategic survey of the magnitude of oil pollution from ships in the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea is a very sensitive and closed ecosystem which makes the need of protection from oil pollution imperative. The electronic tool of "SPILLASE" which administrates in a multi-fold manner the data base from the REMPEC Organization in Malta, is a contribution to that direction. We then present the results of a statistical analysis that cover the area of the Mediterranea
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