Using tolerance intervals to assess recovery of mussel beds impacted by the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1496-1504

  Reynolds, Joel H ^a   Braman, Nick ^b  

^a Solutions Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^b BGES Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Alaska; Monitoring; Mytilus trossulus; Polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons; Prince William Sound; Robust estimation

Indexed keywords

GULF OF ALASKA; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; POLYCYLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; ROBUST ESTIMATION;

ESTIMATION; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MUSSEL CULTURE; OIL SPILL; PAH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS; TOXICITY TESTS;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

MYTILUS TROSSULUS;

EID: 70349287561     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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