Recurrent arrival of oil to Galician coast: The final step of the Prestige deep oil spill

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-90

  Bernabeu, A M ^a   Fernandez Fernandez S ^a   Bouchette, F ^b,c   Rey, D ^a   Arcos, A ^d   Bayona, J M ^d   Albaiges, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Deep oil spill; Monitoring; Oil fate; Prestige accident; Sandy beach

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; GALICIAN COASTS; HYDROCARBON ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; INTERTIDAL ZONES; MARINE AREAS; NW SPAIN; OIL FATE; PRESTIGE OIL SPILL; SANDY BEACH; SUBTIDAL SEDIMENTS; TAR BALLS; TOPOGRAPHIC DATA;

ACCIDENTS; BEACHES; BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL ZONES; HYDROCARBONS; MONITORING; OIL SPILLS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HYDROCARBON; TAR;

ALTIMETRY; BEACH PROFILE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HYDROCARBON; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE ACTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; SEASHORE; SHIP; SPAIN; TOPOGRAPHY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [SPAIN]; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84874348380     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.057     Document Type: Article

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