Sediment relocation and tilling - Underused and misunderstood techniques for the treatment of oiled beaches

Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 857-871

  Owens, E H ^a  

^a Owens Coastal Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; BEACHES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OIL SPILLS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EDMONTON , ALBERTA; MARINE OIL SPILLS; REMOVAL OF OIL; TECHNICAL SEMINARS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

EID: 22944475841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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