VRAKA – a probabilistic risk assessment method for potentially polluting shipwrecks

Shipwrecks around the world contain unknown volumes of hazardous substances which, if discharged, could harm the marine environment. Shipwrecks can deteriorate for a number of reasons, including corrosion and physical impact from trawling and other activities, and the probability of a leakage increa...

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Main Authors: Hanna Landquist, Lars Rosen, Andreas Lindhe, Ida-Maja Hassellöv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
oil
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00049/full