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Tanker safety and coastal environment: prestige, erika, and what else?

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Höfer, T. Tanker safety and coastal environment: prestige, erika, and what else?. Environ Sci & Pollut Res 10, 1–5 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980015

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