Influence of tide and waves on washout of dissolved nutrients from the bioremediation zone of a coarse-sand beach: application in oil-spill bioremediation

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Wrenn, Brian A ^a,c   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Strohmeier, Kevin L ^a   Eberhart, B Loye ^a   Wilson, Gregory J ^a   Venosa, Albert D ^b   Haines, John R ^b   Holder, Edith ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; WAVE EFFECT;

BIOREMEDIATION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031153864     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(98)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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