Tar balls: The end state

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Goodman, Ron ^a  

^a Innovative Ventures ivl Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oil spills; Shoreline; Tar balls

Indexed keywords

OIL SPILL; REMEDIATION; SHORELINE; TAR;

SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0038261843     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(03)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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