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Environmental Security in Harbors and Coastal Areas pp 395–407Cite as

Impact of Lithuanian Sea Harbors on Environmental Stability and Local Ecosystems

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The Lithuanian continental seaside track is not long but there are plenty of wonderful places where people cut themselves from the daily life in city, to have a rest and spend their leisure. This region is strategically important for Lithuania from an economic point of view, as well as from a recreational and environmental perspective. In Lithuania there is only one state seaport and the Būtingė Oil Terminal. Most pollution incidents happen in these two places and, therefore, it is easier to make controls and find polluters. Environmental monitoring on Lithuania Baltic Sea coastal waters is carried out by two different types of monitoring programs: the National Environmental Monitoring Programme and the monitoring programs of Economic Units.

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  1. Center for Environmental Studies, University of Vilniu, Lithuania

    G. Ignatavičius

  2. Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuania

    V. Vilutienė

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  1. INTERTOX, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

    Igor Linkov

  2. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.

    Gregory A. Kiker

  3. ENVIRON International Corporation, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

    Richard J. Wenning

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Ignatavičius, G., Vilutienė, V. (2007). Impact of Lithuanian Sea Harbors on Environmental Stability and Local Ecosystems. In: Linkov, I., Kiker, G.A., Wenning, R.J. (eds) Environmental Security in Harbors and Coastal Areas. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5802-8_28

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