Dispersibility of crude oil in fresh water

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1807-1814

  Wrenn, B A ^a   Virkus, A ^a   Mukherjee, B ^a   Venosa, A D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersants; Fresh water; Hydrophilic lipophilic balance; Oil spill; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DISPERSIONS; CRUDE OIL; DISPERSANTS; DISPERSIBILITY; FRESH WATER; HYDROPHILIC-LIPOPHILIC BALANCE; LOW SALINITIES; OIL SLICKS; SALT WATERS; SURFACTANT CHEMISTRIES; SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS; SURFACTANTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROPHILICITY; OIL SPILLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

WATER;

FRESH WATER; PETROLEUM; SURFACTANT;

CRUDE OIL; DISPERSIVITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; SALINITY; SURFACTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FRESH WATER; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 64149103934     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.01.025     Document Type: Article

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