The oil spill in Lebanon 2006: A study of the distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons and PAHs in the coastal ecosystem

International Oil Spill Conference - IOSC 2008, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 339-344

  Linden, Olof ^a   Rust, Mattias ^a  

^a WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 65249164026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7901/2169-3358-2008-1-339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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