A field demonstration of the efficacy of bioremediation to treat oiled shorelines following the sea empress incident

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 863-873

  Swannell, R P J ^a   Mitchell, D ^a   Lethbridge, G ^b   Jones, D ^b   Heath, D ^c   Hagley, M ^c   Jones, M ^d   Petch, S ^d   Milne, R ^e   Croxford, R ^e   Lee, K ^f  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Thornton Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Environment Health and Safety   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Marine oil spills; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ALLOYS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FERTILIZERS; FUEL OILS; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MIXTURES; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS; TOXICITY;

BLOCK DESIGNS; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; MARINE OIL SPILLS; MINERAL NUTRIENTS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; PEBBLE BEACHES; RESIDUAL HYDROCARBONS; SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZERS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PETROLEUM;

BIOREMEDIATION; CLEANUP; COASTAL ZONE; OIL SPILL;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOIL TREATMENT;

MILFORD HAVEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES(DYFED);

EID: 0032586620     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616881     Document Type: Article

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