611
V
VDROP-J, 53, 145
Video imaging systems, 50
Viscosity (oil), 26, 28, 32–34, 38, 159
absolute, 17
buoyant, 21
dynamic, 17, 22
and gas, 20
and interfacial tension, 22
kinematic, 17
mass loss, 17
Moody equation, 18
sensitive to temperature change, 17
Visual survey, 437, 438, 453
Volatile liquid hydrocarbons (VLH), 552
Volume-equivalent diameter, 67
Volume-equivalent droplet diameters, 75
W
Water accommodated fractions (WAF), 471,
485–487, 499, 507
Water column, 89, 93
biodegradation of hydrocarbons, 173, 174
chemical dispersion, 166, 167
equilibrium partitioning ratio, 133–135
liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons
biodegradation, 109–111
microbial community, 111–112
and SSDI effect, 181–185
Water extractable organic matter (WEOM), 262
Water-in-oil emulsion, 49
Water washing, 27
Waxy surface, 91
Weathered oil droplets, 141
Weathering, 15, 256, 259, 286, 287, 289
APPI-P FTICR-MS analyses, 334
beached DWH oil and coastal
residues, 330
DWH spill, 334
GC-MS/MS-MRM analysis, 332
in Isla Arenas mangroves, 334
Ixtoc 1 spill, 332
post-DWH coastal oil residues, 335–336
Weber number, 50, 163
White Shrimp, 423, 424, 426
Wind speed, 162, 163
X
Xenobiotic metabolism, 516
Z
Zigzag path, 71
Zooplankton, 205
Index