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Oil Pollution in the Baltic Sea

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 27))

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This book presents a review of knowledge on oil pollution in the Baltic Sea. The publication is based on observational satellite, airborne and in-situ data, scientific literature, technical reports, and long-standing experience of authors of the chapters from several Baltic Sea countries in this field of science. Special attention is paid to national practices, HELCOM and EMSA CleanSeaNet activities in oil pollution monitoring in the Baltic Sea. Different applications of the Seatrack Web model for oil spill prediction and identification of illegal polluters, as well as for Environmental Risk Assessment are shown. Some of the results on satellite monitoring of the Nord Stream gas pipeline construction in the Gulf of Finland are given. This book is addressed to the specialists working in various fields of environmental problems, ecology and oil pollution in the Baltic Sea.

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  1. P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nakhimovsky Pr., Moscow, 117997, Russia

    Andrey G. Kostianoy

  2. Russian Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 84/32, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow, 117997, Russia

    Olga Yu. Lavrova

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    Andrey G. Kostianoy

  2. , Russian Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya Str. 84 /32, Moscow, 117997, Russia

    Olga Yu Lavrova

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Kostianoy, A.G., Lavrova, O.Y. (2013). Introduction. In: Kostianoy, A., Lavrova, O. (eds) Oil Pollution in the Baltic Sea. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2013_233

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