Effects of chemical dispersants and mineral fines on crude oil dispersion in a wave tank under breaking waves

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 983-993

  Li, Zhengkai ^a   Kepkay, Paul ^a   Lee, Kenneth ^a   King, Thomas ^a   Boufadel, Michel C ^b   Venosa, Albert D ^c  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breaking waves; Crude oil; Dispersants; Mineral fines; Oil droplets; OMAs

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERAL RESOURCES; OIL SPILLS; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER ANALYSIS;

BREAKING WAVES; DISPERSANTS; MINERAL FINES; OIL DROPLETS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

DISPERSANT; MINERAL; PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

BREAKING WAVE; COASTAL WATER; CRUDE OIL; DETECTION METHOD; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; MICROSCOPY; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34447098600     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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