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Assessment of the risk of pollution for marine oil spills in Australian ports and waters

Presents oil spill risk results from a study to estimate the risk of pollution from marine oil spills in Australian ports and waters.

14 December 2011

This report also presents the data that has been collected for the study and explains the methodology that has been used to estimate the risks. The report includes recommendations on how to use the risk results in developing oil spill response arrangements, how the risk results may be updated in the future, and how the risk assessment approach may be enhanced in future studies.