Aliphatic petroleum and biogenic hydrocarbons entering Narragansett Bay from tributaries under dry weather conditions

Estuaries

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-107

  Latimer, James S ^a,b   Quinn, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; RHODE ISLAND; USA;

EID: 0031890316     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352549     Document Type: Article

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