MEBIN- Title
- Oil dispersion and status of planktonic organisms in Koggala Lagoon
- Abstract
A Bangladeshi merchant vessel, Amaanat Shah, was sunk on 8th September 2006, 9
nm away at 90 m depth off the southern coast. This incident caused an oil spill off
Koggala coast and oil entered into Koggala Lagoon. The aim of this paper is to
present the oil dispersion and its effect on the status of planktonic community of the
Koggala Lagoon comparing with previous data. The oil dispersion in narrow tidal
inlets like Koggala Lagoon is mainly driven by surface curre...- Publication Date
- Aug. 9, 2017, 12:27 a.m.
- Keywords
- Water Quality , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 1
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
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