A review of the toxicity of chemical dispersants

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-300

  Wise, James ^a   Wise Sr , John Pierce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical dispersants; marine animal toxicity; oil dispersant toxicity

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIRD; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; OIL SPILL; REVIEW; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIRDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FISHES; MAMMALS; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 83655181518     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2011.035     Document Type: Review

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