The influence of salinity on oil-mineral aggregate formation

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-71

  Le Floch, Stéphane ^a   Guyomarch, Julien ^a   Merlin, François Xavier ^a   Stoffyn Egli, Patricia ^b   Dixon, Jennifer ^c   Lee, Kenneth ^c  

^a Centre of Documentation   (France)

^b BDR Research Limited   (Canada)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay minerals salinity; Estuaries; Oil dispersion; Oil spill fate; Oil mineral interactions

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ESTUARY; OIL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION;

CLAY; ESTUARY; OIL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; SALINITY;

EID: 0036488252     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(02)00124-X     Document Type: Article

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