Kuwait oil lakes: Composition of the oil and effects of weathering

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1B, 1997, Pages 51-61

  Saeed, Talat ^a   Al Bloushi, Amal ^a   Al Matrouk, Khalid ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

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EID: 0031508116     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
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