Comparison of acute aquatic effects of the oil dispersant Corexit 9500 with those of other corexit series dispersants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Singer, Michael M ^a   George, Saji ^a   Jacobson, Susan ^a   Lee, Ina ^a   Weetman, Lisa L ^a   Tjeerdema, Ronald S ^a   Sowby, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

HALIOTIS; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS RUFESCENS; HOLMESIMYSIS; MYSIDAE; HOLMESIMYSIS COSTATA; MYSIDACEA;

COREXIT 9500; DISPERSANTS; OIL DISPERSANT; OIL POLLUTION; RED ABALONE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0030274225     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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