Natural seepage of crude oil into the marine environment

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 140-146

  Kvenvolden, K A ^a   Cooper, C K ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; SEEPAGE;

EID: 1642464871     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-003-0135-0     Document Type: Article

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