Comparison of benthic foraminifera and macrofaunal indicators of the impact of oil-based drill mud disposal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2007-2021

  Denoyelle, Mariéva ^a,b,c   Jorissen, Frans J ^a,b   Martin, Daniel ^d   Galgani, François ^e   Miné, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b LEBIM   (France)

^c TOTAL   (France)

^d CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^e IFREMER Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Bio indicators; Biotic index; Drilling mud; Foraminifera; Macrofauna

Indexed keywords

BIO-INDICATORS; BIOTIC INDEX; DRILLING MUD; FORAMINIFERA; MACROFAUNA;

DRILLS; OIL WELL DRILLING;

BORING;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; FAUNA; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MACROFAUNA; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONGO; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FORAMINIFERA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; PETROLEUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

CONGO;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 78049270356     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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