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  • ...to minimise the effects for the most sensitive areas. For this purpose oil sensitivity maps have been developed, which consist of an automated expert model and di ...tion of their sensitivity with regard to distinct disturbances, especially oil pollution.
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  • ...lity of littorals to oil pollution'''. By considering the consequences of oil [[pollution]] on both human activities and human life it is possible to cre ...y of a coastal [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] to totally overcome the effects of oil [[pollution]].
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  • ...of human activities, including offshore oil and gas production and marine oil transportation. Besides altering the marine environment, pollution also cau ...ion and pollution from industry and agriculture, etc.) are considered. The sensitivity of the [[coastal zone]] to watershed impacts is examined in relation to lan
    26 KB (3,841 words) - 16:44, 20 February 2024
  • ...zard? What are the environmental hazards to be taken into account: mineral oil, chemicals, garbage, sewage, ballast water, tributyltin, emissions, noise e ...posure modelling techniques and also mapping models to locate ecological [[sensitivity]] incorporating [[GIS]] techniques.<ref name="Fairman">Fairman R., Mead C.
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  • ...MA project will therefore focus on the impact of accidental [[pollution]] (oil and chemicals) of shipping on the Belgian Part of the North Sea. Due to lac Except for aviation and gas transport (relative minor risk for oil or gas [[pollution]]), the environmental risk of the other activities will
    17 KB (2,600 words) - 21:25, 31 July 2019
  • Lenting, V. & Pratt, C. (2000). The New Zealand marine oil spill risk assessment 1998. New Zealand Petroleum Conference Proceedings, A NOAA (2002). Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping. Available [http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi/pdfs/esi
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  • ...on, as no market values are directly involved. In the case of the Prestige Oil Spill, passive-use values of the environmental assetts destroyed by the imp ...Greek crew. It carried about 77,000 metric tons (MT) of heavy low-quality oil. Six days after the accident, and after traveling without a clear direction
    9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:35, 20 September 2020
  • ...easurements are not needed due to the high calibration accuracy and signal sensitivity of the sensor on one side and the completely physically based structure of ...ell as recreational fishing. These pressures are combined with a number of oil and gas production facilities in the region and have added urgency for the
    19 KB (2,865 words) - 13:10, 7 December 2023
  • ...lution sensor. Consequently high resolution sensors generally have limited sensitivity, which can limit their use as profiling instruments in coastal conditions. * [[Oil spill monitoring]]
    16 KB (2,211 words) - 21:29, 24 February 2024
  • ...ution and found themselves unable to deal with the ever growing figures of oil spills and accidental pollutions near their coastlines. Therefore, it was n ...ir trends and relevance is given in the Coastal Wiki article [[Overview of oil spills events from 1970 to 2000]].
    26 KB (3,940 words) - 16:24, 20 February 2024
  • ...rina'' dominated, in 2002 ''Zostera noltii'', which probably shows a lower sensitivity to current velocity and disturbances by wave energy (Fig. 7). ...wing coastal constructions, the development of response strategies against oil pollution as well as the classification of reference areas (diagnostic site
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  • ...ionally, research has been almost exclusively devoted to understanding the sensitivity of the high-latitudinal oceans (especially in the Northern Hemisphere) to f ...riment was conducted (Seidov, D., 2000<ref name="seidov"/>) to analyse the sensitivity of thermohaline circulation to low-salinity perturbations. In this simulat
    23 KB (3,524 words) - 17:38, 22 December 2020
  • ...nt factor for the vulnerability of many major coastal cities and for their sensitivity to climate change. ...ue to groundwater extraction. Such strong subsidence greatly increases the sensitivity of these areas to flooding.
    51 KB (7,528 words) - 12:22, 22 January 2024
  • ...ductive fishing grounds, are major sources for a variety of raw materials (oil, gas and minerals). While the economic and social values of beaches are gen * they exhibit high sensitivity to anthropogenic inputs, making them excellent sentinels of pollution.
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  • {{Definition|title= Oil slick |definition= a layer of oil that is floating over a large area of the surface of the sea.}}
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  • ...urce removal) caused by commercial companies (gravel extraction, dredging, oil industry) must continue to be a central issue in protecting oceanic systems ...arine_activities_in_the_Belgian_part_of_the_North_Sea#Sensitivity_analysis|sensitivity]] maps and to help design the boundaries of Marine Protected Areas<ref name
    15 KB (2,229 words) - 18:36, 22 February 2021
  • ...lters H. and Hiscock K. (eds) Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Reviews, [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association ...J., SEED, R., 1998. Biogenic Reefs (volume IX). An overview of dynamic and sensitivity characteristics for conservation management of marine SACs. ''Scottish Asso
    26 KB (3,875 words) - 18:26, 7 March 2023
  • ...tratum (Holt ''et al.'', 1997<ref>HOLT T., HARTNOLL R. & HAWKINS S., 1997. Sensitivity and vulnerability to man‐induced change of selected communities: intertid ...., 2000. Marine habitat reviews. A summary of ecological requirements and sensitivity characteristics for the conservation and management of marine SACs. Joint N
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  • ...t modelling of reaction kinetics, transport phenomena and fluid mechanics, sensitivity analysis, optimisation, intensification, economical valorisation relating t ...'KILL-SPILL''': Integrated Biotechnological Solutions for Combating Marine Oil Spills
    11 KB (1,368 words) - 10:00, 10 August 2019
  • ...ere also reported in P. damicornis following laboratory exposures to crude oil (Rougée et al. 2006). These results elucidate that corals possess the deto ...dispersant (Corexit 9527), and Hsp 90 gene expression was also elevated by oil dispersant exposure (Venn 2009).
    50 KB (7,106 words) - 12:42, 14 September 2020
  • ...e beginning of the 20th century harbour porpoises were exploited for their oil and flesh in the North Sea <ref name="Historiek">[http://www.vliz.be/nl/cat ...al auditory meatus by placing ear cups on the meatal orifices, the hearing sensitivity is not significantly affected. Also, this does not lead to damage to the ty
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