Oil-particle interactions in aquatic environments: Influence on the transport, fate, effect and remediation of oil spills

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-8

  Lee, Kenneth ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay oil flocculation; Oil spill dispersion fate remediation; Oil mineral aggregate interactions

Indexed keywords

CLAY; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CLAY MINERAL; OIL SPILL; REMEDIATION;

EID: 0036556854     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(03)00006-9     Document Type: Editorial

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