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      DIMAS Development of an integrated database for the management of accidental spills. Part 2. Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity - SPSDII: final report
      Arijs, K.; Versonnen, B.; Vangheluwe, M.; Vanhoorne, B.; Cuvelier, D.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J.; Ghekiere, A.; Janssen, C.R. (2007). DIMAS Development of an integrated database for the management of accidental spills. Part 2. Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity - SPSDII: final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 69 pp.
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      (2004). SPSD II: Part 1 Sustainable production and consumption patterns. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 70 pp., meer
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        Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Open access 242256 [ download pdf ]
      Documenttype: Projectrapport
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        Accidents
        Accidents > Chemical spills
        Accidents > Oil spills
        ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde
        Belgium
        Hazard assessment
        Materials > Hazardous materials
        Modelling
        Risks
        Shipping
        België [Marine Regions]; Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
        Marien/Kust
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      • Development of an Integrated Database for the Management of Accidental Spills
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      • Arijs, K.
      • Versonnen, B.
      • Vangheluwe, M.
      • Vanhoorne, B.
      • Cuvelier, D.
      • Vanden Berghe, E.
      • Mees, J.
      • Ghekiere, A.
      • Janssen, C.R.
      Abstract
        DIMAS is a 2-year project executed by three Belgian partners (EURAS, VLIZ and Ghent University) and funded by the SPSD II research program of the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO). Several shipping accidents in Belgian territorial waters, made the various government agencies involved aware of the need to develop tools to assess the risks and impact on marine resources in the case of an accidental release of hazardous substances. DIMAS aims at the protection of the North Sea and Western Scheldt in case of accidental spills from ships. In the present project, a relational database is developed, providing reliable, easy to interpret and up-to-date information on marine specific issues. The database contains the latest information on effects (acute and chronic), absorption, distribution, bioaccumulation/biomagnification, GESAMP hazard profiles and physico-chemical properties for a selection of priority substances and is publicly available (www.vliz.be/projects/dimas). The selection of the substances is based on criteria such as occurrence on priority lists, volumes transported over sea, frequency of involvement in accidental spills and frequency of transports over sea. The first beneficiaries of this database are the people directly involved in the first phase of a containment plan for an accidental spill. The final indirect beneficiaries are the general public (scientists, journalists, general public, etc.) who will be better informed about the potential impact to man and the environment.
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Quest4D is fincanced by the Belgian Science Policy -BELSPO- in the programme 'Science for a sustainable development (SSD)'

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