Application of petroleum hydrocarbon chemical fingerprinting and allocation techniques after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 599-613

  Boehm, Paul D ^a   Douglas, Gregory S ^a   Burns, William A ^b   Mankiewicz, Paul J ^b   Page, David S ^c   Bence, A Edward ^b  

^a Arthur D Little Inc   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OIL SPILL; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE; WATER SAMPLING;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; USA;

EID: 0030691780     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00051-9     Document Type: Review

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