Whole-bird models for the magnetic cleansing of oiled feathers

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 336-340

  Orbell, John D ^a   Ngeh, Lawrence N ^a   Bigger, Stephen W ^a   Zabinskas, Manfred ^a   Zheng, Meris ^a   Healy, Margaret ^b   Jessop, Rosalind ^b   Dann, Peter ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Eudyptula minor; Iron powder; Magnetic; Oil contamination

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; IMPURITIES; IRON POWDER;

CLEANSING AGENTS; WHOLE-BIRD MODELS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

FUEL OIL; IRON; PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

CLEANUP; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEABIRD;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; GRAVIMETRY; NONHUMAN; POWDER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; AVES; EUDYPTULA; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 1242310646     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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