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The Challenges of Remotely Measuring Oil Slick Thickness by Fingas, Merv

“…The thickness of oil spills on the sea is an important but poorly studied topic. Means to measure slick thickness are reviewed. More than 30 concepts are…”
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A Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensing by Fingas, Merv, Brown, Carl E

“…The technical aspects of oil spill remote sensing are examined and the practical uses and drawbacks of each technology are given with a focus on unfolding…”
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Visual Appearance of Oil on the Sea by Fingas, Merv

“…The visual appearance of oil spills at sea is often used as an indicator of spilled oil properties, state and slick thickness. These appearances and the oil…”
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Marine Oil Spills 2018 by Fingas, Merv

“…Major oil spills can attract the attention of the public and the media [...]…”
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Development of oil hydrocarbon fingerprinting and identification techniques by Wang, Zhendi, Fingas, Merv F.

“…Oil, refined product, and pyrogenic hydrocarbons are the most frequently discovered contaminants in the environment. To effectively determine the fate of…”
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Development of an Algorithm for Chemically Dispersed Oil Spills by Fingas, Merv F., Yetilmezsoy, Kaan, Bahramian, Majid

“…An algorithm utilizing four basic processes was described for chemical oil spill dispersion. Initial dispersion was calculated using a modified Delvigne…”
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Forensic Fingerprinting of Biomarkers for Oil Spill Characterization and Source Identification by Wang, Zhendi, Stout, Scott A., Fingas, Merv

“…Biomarkers are one of the most important hydrocarbon groups in petroleum. Biomarkers can be detected in low quantities (ppm and sub-ppm level) in the presence…”
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Oil Spill Science and Technology - Prevention, Response, and Cleanup by Fingas, Merv

“…The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.7 to 8.8 million tons of oil are released into world's water every year, of which more than 70% is directly…”
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Review of oil spill remote sensing by Fingas, Merv, Brown, Carl

“…•This is an oil spill remote sensing update to 2014.•Latest findings from remote sensing of the U.S. Gulf spill are included.•Includes radar processing for the…”
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Studies of the formation process of water-in-oil emulsions by Fingas, Merv, Fieldhouse, Ben

“…This paper summarizes studies to determine the formation process of water-in-oil emulsions and the stability of such emulsions formed in the laboratory and in…”
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Modeling evaporation using models that are not boundary-layer regulated by Fingas, Merv F.

“…Experimentation shows that oil is not strictly air boundary-layer regulated. The fact that oil evaporation is not strictly boundary-layer regulated implies…”
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Study of 22-Year-Old Arrow Oil Samples Using Biomarker Compounds by GC/MS by Wang, Zhendi, Fingas, Merv, Sergy, Gary

“…Capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) were used to characterize oil from the Feb 4, 1970 Arrow oil spill near Nova…”
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Detection of Oil in Ice and Snow by Fingas, Merv, Brown, Carl

“…The response to a major oil spill can be challenging in temperate climates and with good weather conditions. By contrast, a major spill in or under ice and…”
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Comparison of oil composition changes due to biodegradation and physical weathering in different oils by Wang, Zhendi, Fingas, Merv, Blenkinsopp, Sandra, Sergy, Gary, Landriault, Mike, Sigouin, Lise, Foght, Julia, Semple, Kathleen, Westlake, D.W.S

“…The well-characterized Alberta Sweet Mixed Blend oil and several other oils which are commonly transported in Canada were physically weathered and then…”
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Quantitative Characterization of PAHs in Burn Residue and Soot Samples and Differentiation of Pyrogenic PAHs from Petrogenic PAHs−The 1994 Mobile Burn Study by Wang, Zhendi, Fingas, Merv, Shu, Y. Y, Sigouin, Lise, Landriault, Michael, Lambert, Pat, Turpin, Rod, Campagna, Phil, Mullin, Joseph

“…Several mesoscale burns were conducted in 1994 in Mobile Bay, AL, to study various aspects of diesel fuel burning in situ. The target PAHs in the diesel,…”
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Studies on the evaporation of crude oil and petroleum products: I. the relationship between evaporation rate and time by Fingas, Merv F.

“…The time dependance of evaporation was studied for several crude oils and petroleum oil products. Evaporation was determined by weight loss measured on a…”
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Studies on water-in-oil products from crude oils and petroleum products by Fingas, Merv, Fieldhouse, Ben

“…► We find that oils and petroleum will either take up water or not – to any extent. ► Oils that take up water do as three types; stable, meso-stable or…”
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Headspace solid-phase microextraction for the determination of volatile and semi-volatile pollutants in water and air by Llompart, Maria, Li, Ken, Fingas, Merv

“…In this work we report the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to extract and concentrate water-soluble volatile as well as semi-volatile pollutants…”
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Studies on crude oil and petroleum product emulsions: Water resolution and rheology by Fingas, Merv, Fieldhouse, Ben

“…Water-in-oil mixtures from more than 300 crude oils and petroleum products were made in the laboratory and studied over time. More than 140 of these yielded…”
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Response to Svejkovsky et al by Fingas, Merv, Brown, Carl

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