Flocculation and accumulation of fine drilling waste particulates on the Scotian Shelf (Canada)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 740-745

  Muschenheim, D K ^a   Milligan, T G ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

DRILLING FLUIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATLANTIC, SCOTIAN SHELF;

PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0030251161     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)00020-3     Document Type: Article

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