Petroleum residue following Volgoneft-248 oil spill at the coasts of the suburb of Florya, Marmara Sea (Turkey): A critique

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 515-520

  Alpar, Bedri ^a   Ünlü, Selma ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Fingerprinting; Marmara sea; Tar balls; Volgoneft 248 oil

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION MONITORING; TANKER SHIP;

EURASIA; FLORYA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 34047173070     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0313.1     Document Type: Article

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