Aquatic toxicity of two Corexit® dispersants

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 897-906

  George Ares, A ^a   Clark, J R ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; OIL SPILL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033967553     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00498-1     Document Type: Article

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