Characterization and degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons following an oil spill into a coastal environment of south Texas, U.S.A.

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 134, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 111-127

  Sharma, Virender K ^a   Hicks, Steven D ^a   Rivera, Wayne ^a   Vazquez, Felipe G ^b  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal environmental; Oil spill; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COASTAL ZONES; DEGRADATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SPILLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS;

POLLUTION;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHRYSENE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

COASTAL ZONE; DEGRADATION; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARY; EVAPORATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036008695     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014170601177     Document Type: Article

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