Biodegradation of oil spills under United Arab Emirates conditions

International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Zekri, Abdulrazag Y ^a,b   Chaalal, Omar ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 85088734133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/61475-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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