Magnetic cleansing of weathered/tarry oiled feathers - The role of pre-conditioners

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1591-1594

  Dao, Hien V ^a   Ngeh, Lawrence N ^a   Bigger, Stephen W ^a   Orbell, John D ^a   Healy, Margaret ^b   Jessop, Rosalind ^b   Dann, Peter ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Phillip Island Nature Parks   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feather; Iron powder; Magnetic; Oil removal; Pre conditioner; Weathered contamination

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; IMPURITIES; SURFACE CLEANING; WATER POLLUTION; WEATHERING;

IRON POWDERS; OIL REMOVAL; PRE CONDITIONERS; WEATHERED CONTAMINATION;

OILS AND FATS;

OLIVE OIL; PETROLEUM;

FEATHER; IRON; MAGNETIC METHOD; OIL; POLLUTANT; WEATHERED MEDIUM;

ANAS PLATYRHNCHOS; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DUCK; EUDYPTULA MINOR; FEATHER; GRAVIMETRY; MAGNETISM; PENGUIN; SEA POLLUTION; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; DETERGENTS; DUCKS; FEATHERS; MAGNETICS; PETROLEUM; PLANT OILS; SPHENISCIDAE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33751342254     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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