The development of the SCAT process for the assessment of oiled shorelines

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 9-12, 2003, Pages 415-422

  Owens, Edward H ^a   Sergy, Gary A ^b  

^a POLARIS APPLIED SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oil spills; Oiled shorelines; Shoreline assessment; Shoreline cleanup; Shoreline documentation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DECISION MAKING; MARINE POLLUTION; SHORE PROTECTION;

SHORELINES;

OIL SPILLS;

OIL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SHORELINE;

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; INFORMATION; OIL SPILL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SEASHORE; SHORELINE CLEANUP ASSESSMENT TEAM; STANDARD;

SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0042469294     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00211-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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