Multi-year persistence of oil mousse on high energy beaches distant from the Exxon Valdez spill origin

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 572-584

  Irvine, Gail V ^a   Mann, Daniel H ^b   Short, Jeffrey W ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BEACH; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; PERSISTENCE;

ARTICLE; OIL SPILL; ROCK; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032586628     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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