Cruise Ship Pollution : Background, Laws and Regulations, and Key Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Environmental law.

Hazardous wastes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines regulatory and other issues relating to cruise ship pollution. Describes waste streams created by cruise ships, and summarizes laws and regulations applicable to cruise ship pollution, including the international legal regime; domestic laws and regulations covering sewage, hazardous and solid wastes, air pollution, and other pollutants; Federal and State laws regarding cruise ship operations in Alaskan waters; and other related State and industry initiatives. Discusses various cruise ship pollution policy issues, including research, oversight, and enforcement.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Cruise Ship Pollution

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