Potential impact of production chemicals on the toxicity of produced water discharges from North Sea oil platforms

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1141-1151

  Henderson, S B ^a   Grigson, S J W ^a   Johnson, P ^a   Roddie, B D ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Environ and Rsrc Technol Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microtox; Oil water partitioning; Oilfield; Produced water; Production chemicals; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PETROLEUM; WATER;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; OIL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0033238021     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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