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Oil Pollution in the Waters of Algeria

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Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part II

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 84))

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As one of the three top oil producers in Africa, with a coastline of 1,644 km along the Mediterranean south shore, Algeria is a major stakeholder in the oil pollution in the Western Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. In this chapter, we review the major sources and levels of pollution from the three largest oil export terminals of Algeria, which also combine major oil refineries, including the largest refinery in Africa, and their potential impact on the overall pollution of the Mediterranean waters and beyond.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Physics Department, University of Science & Technologies at Oran (USTO), El Mnaouer, BP 1505 Bir El Djir, Oran, 31000, Algeria

    Aicha Benmecheta

  2. W. Booth School of Engineering Practice, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, ETB 504, Hamilton, ON, L8S 0A3, Canada

    Lotfi Belkhir

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  1. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Angela Carpenter

  2. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Andrey G. Kostianoy

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Benmecheta, A., Belkhir, L. (2016). Oil Pollution in the Waters of Algeria. In: Carpenter, A., Kostianoy, A. (eds) Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part II. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_57

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