Shoreline type and subsurface oil persistence in the Exxon Valdez spill zone of Prince William Sound, Alaska

Proceedings of the 31st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 545-563

  Page, David S ^a   Boehm, Paul D ^b   Neff, Jerry M ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c Neff and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; LOCATION; OIL SPILLS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

GRAINED SEDIMENTS; LOW POROSITY; NATURAL PROCESS; OIL LOSS; OIL REMOVAL; PHYSICAL FEATURES; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND , ALASKA; TIDAL FLUSHING;

DEPOSITS;

EID: 53249097608     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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