The North Cape oil spill: Hydrocarbons in Rhode Island coastal waters and Point Judith Pond

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 445-461

  Reddy, C M ^a,b   Quinn, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

No. 2 fuel oil; North Cape; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Total petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

COASTAL SALT PONDS;

OIL SPILLS;

FUEL OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

OIL SPILL; PAH; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); OIL SPILL; POND; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; TIME; WATER SAMPLING; WIND; WINTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RHODE ISLAND; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034741223     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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