Petroleum hydrocarbons in near-surface seawater of Prince William Sound, Alaska, following the Exxon Valdez oil spill I: Chemical sampling and analysis. Air/water study number 3. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:371095

Short, J W; Harris, P M

We sampled 32 locations during each of three sampling periods between 31 March through 8 May 1989 in Prince William Sound, Alaska, for hydrocarbons in seawater at depths of 1-m and 5-m following the grounding of the T/V Exxon Valdez on 24 March 1989. Samples were analyzed for 22 alkane and 43 polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) analytes. The results show that Exxon Valdez crude oil PAHs were available to subsurface marine fauna the first few weeks following grounding of the T/V Exxon Valdez, especially in near-shore, near-surface waters that are biologically productive. Measured PAH concentrations, however, were well below those acutely toxic to marine fauna.

• Research Organization: National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau, AK (United States). Auke Bay Lab.
• OSTI ID: 371095
• Report Number(s): PB-96-196951/XAB; TRN: 62393054
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB--96-196969; PBD: Apr 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GULF OF ALASKA
MARINE SURVEYS
SEAWATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION