Effect of sand particle size, oil contamination, and water table level on the effectiveness of sorbents in wicking oil from contaminated wetland

International Oil Spill Conference - IOSC 2008, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 537-540

  Chung, Seungjoon ^a   Gandee, Jaclyn ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Venosa, Albert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 65249084453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7901/2169-3358-2008-1-537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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