Natural cleanup of heavy fuel oil on rocks: An in situ experiment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 983-990

  Jezequel R ^a   Menot, L ^a   Merlin, F X ^a   Prince, R C ^b  

^a Cedre   (France)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbons; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Bunker C; Natural cleanup; Natural degradation processes; Oily rocks

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; ROCKS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

WEATHRING PROCESS;

FUEL OILS;

FUEL OIL; HOPANOID; HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; CLEANUP; DISSOLUTION; OIL SPILL; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; DISSOLUTION; FRANCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SPILL; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROCK; STANDARD; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BREST HARBOUR; BRITTANY; FRANCE;

EID: 0042326386     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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