How vulnerable is Indian coast to oil spills? Impact of MV Ocean Seraya oil spill

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-512

  Sivadas, S ^a   Gregory, A ^a   Ingole, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Benthos; Fishery; MV Ocean Seraya spill; Organic carbon; Petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 51849128876     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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