Weathering of hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments: Testing the effects of using dispersants to treat oil spills

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1273-1286

  Burns, Kathryn A ^a   Codi, Susan ^a   Pratt, Catherine ^a   Duke, Norman C ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarker patterns; Degradation; Dispersants; Mangroves; Oil spills; Weathering

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EVAPORATION; HYDROCARBON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR MARKER; SEDIMENTATION;

DISPERSANT; HYDROCARBON; MANGROVE; OIL SPILL; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CARBON; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL SPILLS; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

DISPERSANTS; MANGROVES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OIL DISSIPATION;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0032586216     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00101-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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