The OSSA II pipeline oil spill: The distribution of oil, cleanup criteria, and cleanup operations

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 119-134

  Owens, Edward H ^a   Henshaw, Tony ^b  

^a POLARIS APPLIED SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b Transredes SA   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Cleanup standards; High altitude desert; Oil spill; Pipeline; River

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035526126     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(02)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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