Weathering patterns of oil residues eight years after the exxon valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 855-863

  Michel, Jacqueline ^a   Hayes, Miles O ^a  

^a Research Planning Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Exxon Valdez oil spill; Oil weathering

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; WEATHERING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032586556     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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