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Title: | Oil spill risk assessment on the Maltese coastal areas |
Authors: | Gauci, Adam Drago, Aldo Azzopardi, Joel Deidun, Alan Bonnici, A. |
Keywords: | Oil spills -- Management Oil spills -- Malta Oil pollution of the sea -- Malta -- Mediterranean Coast |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee |
Citation: | Gauci, A., Drago, A., Azzopardi, J., Deidun, A., & Bonnici, A. (2013). Oil spill risk assessment on the Maltese coastal areas. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 40,145. |
Abstract: | A significant percentage of the global oil transport goes through the Mediterranean sea. Most of the maritime traffic carrying oil and other dangerous liquid substances travels across the Malta Channel. The risk of marine spillages within the stretch of sea between Malta and Sicily is very high and beaching on the Maltese shores can cause irreversible environmental damage at the detriment of important economic resources. The aim of this work is to determine the probability and volume percentage of oil that would reach the coast in case of an accident in the proximity of the Maltese Islands. Various spill scenarios are considered to get a realistic estimate as much as possible. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/26150 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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