Modeling the benzene inhalation hazard from spilled oil

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 199-202

  Lehr, William J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Evaporation; Oil spill model; Spill clean up

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008489073     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(97)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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