SUBJECT INDEX
47 1
Oil sinking
by Carbosand, 27 1
by “craie de Champagne”, 273
by sand, 271
by stearabd whiting, 272
by “Stucco”, 272
behavionr on sea, 236-240
behaviour on shore, 236-240
by expanded mica, 273
by india-rubber dust, 273
by paraffin wax, 274
by polyvinyl plastic, 274
by shredded polyurethane foam, 273
by siliconized sawdust, 273
by straw, 272, 273
by vermiculite, 273
by volcanic glass, 273
by “Norfolk Skimmer”, 227
by pneumatic booms, 226
by “Port Service”, 227
by “Sea Sweeper”, 227
by “Seaspray”, 227
by sinking, 237
by spillbooms, 225
by “Waterwisser”, 227
Oil spillage, removal
by bacterial degradation, 266-270,
by biological processas, 266-270
by dispersal, 271-274
by recovery a t sea, 271-274
by sinking, 271-274
from shores, 274-280
rehabilitation, 263-264
Oil spillage
Oil spillage, collection
Oil spillage, control
272
Oiled birds
Oligochaete, 252
Organic carbon
aggregation, 26, 41, 47, 48, 51, 56.
58, 107
analysis, 37, 38
bacterial utilization, 51, 54, 103
cellular, 91
consumption, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 108,
determination, 6
dissolved, 2, 6. 34, 46, 51, 53. 54, 66,
86, 102, 104
109
Organic carbon--continued
eddy flux. 85
filter-passing, 2, 50
filt,erable, 2
formation, 47
harvesting, 59, 60
in transition zone, 84, 85, 86
particulate, 2, 12 et seq., 47, 50, 51,
production, in situ, 49. 51. 52. 53.
regional variations, 19 et seq.
sinking rate, 85, 107
utilization, i n sit24 49. 52
vertical flux, 85
vertical gradient, 85
yields on bubbling. 45, 46. 47, 48.
52, 53, 104
54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
52
Organic phosphorus
distribution, 86
Oxygen minimum layer, 97, 99, 100,
102, 111
Oyster. 250, 251, 256, 281, 282, 308,
324, 332, 333, 419, 420, 422, 425.
426, 427, 428, 429
annual faecal matter deposition, 426.
defecation cycle, 421, 422. 423, 424,
feeding activit,y, 421
pearl, 403, 420, 421, 428
427, 428
425, 426, 427, 428
P
Pacific Ocean
particulate organic matter in. 1 ti, 17.
20, 37, 86
Paddy fields
fish and prawn culture in, 188, 189
Particulate matter, living
determination, 63, 91
Particulate matter, non-living
adsorption on bubbles, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 59
aggregation process, 41, 50, 51, 53,
78
amorphous aggregates, 7, 8, 9, 31,
35, 36, 38, 53, 67
biological effects on distribution, 88
biological effects on concentration, 88
47 1
Oil sinking
by Carbosand, 27 1
by “craie de Champagne”, 273
by sand, 271
by stearabd whiting, 272
by “Stucco”, 272
behavionr on sea, 236-240
behaviour on shore, 236-240
by expanded mica, 273
by india-rubber dust, 273
by paraffin wax, 274
by polyvinyl plastic, 274
by shredded polyurethane foam, 273
by siliconized sawdust, 273
by straw, 272, 273
by vermiculite, 273
by volcanic glass, 273
by “Norfolk Skimmer”, 227
by pneumatic booms, 226
by “Port Service”, 227
by “Sea Sweeper”, 227
by “Seaspray”, 227
by sinking, 237
by spillbooms, 225
by “Waterwisser”, 227
Oil spillage, removal
by bacterial degradation, 266-270,
by biological processas, 266-270
by dispersal, 271-274
by recovery a t sea, 271-274
by sinking, 271-274
from shores, 274-280
rehabilitation, 263-264
Oil spillage
Oil spillage, collection
Oil spillage, control
272
Oiled birds
Oligochaete, 252
Organic carbon
aggregation, 26, 41, 47, 48, 51, 56.
58, 107
analysis, 37, 38
bacterial utilization, 51, 54, 103
cellular, 91
consumption, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 108,
determination, 6
dissolved, 2, 6. 34, 46, 51, 53. 54, 66,
86, 102, 104
109
Organic carbon--continued
eddy flux. 85
filter-passing, 2, 50
filt,erable, 2
formation, 47
harvesting, 59, 60
in transition zone, 84, 85, 86
particulate, 2, 12 et seq., 47, 50, 51,
production, in situ, 49. 51. 52. 53.
regional variations, 19 et seq.
sinking rate, 85, 107
utilization, i n sit24 49. 52
vertical flux, 85
vertical gradient, 85
yields on bubbling. 45, 46. 47, 48.
52, 53, 104
54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
52
Organic phosphorus
distribution, 86
Oxygen minimum layer, 97, 99, 100,
102, 111
Oyster. 250, 251, 256, 281, 282, 308,
324, 332, 333, 419, 420, 422, 425.
426, 427, 428, 429
annual faecal matter deposition, 426.
defecation cycle, 421, 422. 423, 424,
feeding activit,y, 421
pearl, 403, 420, 421, 428
427, 428
425, 426, 427, 428
P
Pacific Ocean
particulate organic matter in. 1 ti, 17.
20, 37, 86
Paddy fields
fish and prawn culture in, 188, 189
Particulate matter, living
determination, 63, 91
Particulate matter, non-living
adsorption on bubbles, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 59
aggregation process, 41, 50, 51, 53,
78
amorphous aggregates, 7, 8, 9, 31,
35, 36, 38, 53, 67
biological effects on distribution, 88
biological effects on concentration, 88