A sustainable approach to controlling oil spills

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 213-227

  Al Majed, Abdul Aziz ^a   Adebayo, Abdulrauf Rasheed ^a   Hossain, M Enamul ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Date palm; Environmental impact; Limitations of current technology; Natural sorbents; Oil spill; Sustainable technology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; PALM OIL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLEANUP METHODS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DATE PALM; ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION; LIMITATION OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL SORBENTS; OIL SPILL CONTROL; RESEARCH EFFORTS; RESEARCH REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY;

OIL SPILLS;

OIL DISPERSANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SORBENT;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CLEANUP; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GUIDELINE; MONOCOTYLEDON; OIL SPILL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; OIL SPILL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84869761220     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.034     Document Type: Review

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