Constraints on transport and weathering of petroleum contamination at Casey Station, Antarctica

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 154-167

  Revill, Andrew T ^a,b   Snape, Ian ^c   Lucieer, Arko ^d   Guille, Daniel ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Human Impacts Research   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Casey; GIS; Hydrocarbons; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BIODEGRADATION; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

HYDROCARBON DEGRADING MICROBES; TERRESTRIAL FUEL SPILLS;

OIL SPILLS;

BIODEGRADATION; CATCHMENT; GIS; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33947700429     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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