Characterizing shipboard bilgewater effluent before and after treatment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 5637-5652

  McLaughlin, Christine ^a   Falatko, Debra ^b   Danesi, Robin ^a   Albert, Ryan ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Eastern Research Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilgewater; Marine pollution; MARPOL; Oil content monitor; Oily water separator; Vessel discharges

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OIL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VESSEL; WATER TREATMENT;

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; SHIP; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; SHIPS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84898921993     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2443-x     Document Type: Article

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