Large-scale dispersant leaching and effectiveness experiments with oils on calm water

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-254

  Lewis, Alun ^a   Ken Trudel, B ^b   Belore, Randy C ^b   Mullin, Joseph V ^c  

^a SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd   (Canada)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calm water; Dispersant; Effectiveness; Large scale testing; Leaching; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

BREAKING WAVES; DISPERSANTS; DISPERSIBILITIES; EFFECTIVENESS; FLOWING WATERS; LARGE SCALE TESTING; MIXING ENERGIES; OIL SLICKS; OIL WEATHERING; SEA STATE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WAVE TANK;

LEACHING; OCEAN CURRENTS; OIL SPILLS; WATER WAVES;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

OIL; OIL DISPERSANT; SURFACTANT;

DISPERSANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEACHING; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; LEACHING; OIL SPILL; PLUME DISPERSION; TANK; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LIPIDS; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 76049087578     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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