Particle and Gas Emissions from an In Situ Burn of Crude Oil on the Ocean

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-259

  Ross, John L ^a   Ferek, Ronald J ^a   Hobbs, Peter V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONDENSATION NUCLEI; GAS EMISSIONS; IN SITU BURN; SMOKE PLUMES;

OIL SPILLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PETROLEUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BURN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SMOKE;

EID: 0030111087     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1996.10467459     Document Type: Article

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