The relative impacts of spills of two alternative fuels on the microalgae of a sandy site: A microcosm study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 473-478

  Suderman, Keith ^a   Thistle, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel oil 6; Microcosm; Microphytobenthos; Orimulsion; Tampa Bay, FL

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MICROCOSMS; TOXIC COMPONENTS;

FUEL OILS;

ASPHALT; CHLOROPHYLL A; FUEL; OIL; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROALGA; MICROCOSM; OIL SPILL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SEA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; FUEL OILS; HYDROCARBONS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 4344575152     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.02.035     Document Type: Article

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