Geochemical characterization of tarballs on beaches along the California coast. Part I - Shallow seepage impacting the Santa Barbara Channel Islands, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 725-746

  Hostettler, Frances D ^a   Rosenbauer, Robert J ^a   Lorenson, Thomas D ^a   Dougherty, Jennifer ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAMPLE SETS; TARBALLS;

BEACHES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEEPAGE; TAR;

COASTAL ZONES;

BEACH; BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PROVENANCE; TAR;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942470561     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.01.022     Document Type: Article

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