A model to predict rate of dissolution of toxic compounds into seawater from an oil spill

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 379-386

  Riazi, M R ^a,b   Roomi, Y A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Modeling of oil spill; Petroleum products; Rate of dissolution; Seawater; Toxic compounds

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; KEROSENE; NAPHTHALENE; PARAFFIN; SEA WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 57049140028     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810802503578     Document Type: Article

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