Herding agents thicken oil spills in drift ice to facilitate in situ burning: A new trick for an old dog

International Oil Spill Conference - IOSC 2008, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 673-680

  Buist, Ian ^a   Potter, Steve ^a   Nedwed, Tim ^b   Mullin, Joe ^c  

^a SL Ross Environmental Research   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

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