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Title: A pilot marine monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska 1993--1994

Abstract

Under the mandate of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA`90) the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) sponsored the initiation of a pilot monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska, The objectives of the pilot monitoring program were to provide baseline data on petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments and biota of Cook Inlet, and to evaluate the effectiveness of selected monitoring techniques in detecting petroleum hydrocarbon inputs from industry based sources. A sampling program was initiated in 1993 that included petroleum industry, specific sites and reference sites. Sample measurements included polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in sediments, caged mussels, and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), sediment toxicity using the amphipod, Ampelisca abdita, and estimates of population size and physiological condition of indigenous bivalves. Results of the 1993 sampling program indicated that (1) background levels of petrogenic, pyrogenic, and diagenetic hydrocarbons were present in sediments and indigenous bivalves, and (2) that limited amphipod toxicity and variations in bivalve measurements did not correlate with the hydrocarbons in the sediments. Modifications to the 1993 program were instituted for the 1994 sampling and included, the selection of new industry specific sites, discontinued use of caged bivalves, and design changes to SPMDs to enhance sensitivity. Themore » results of the 1994 sampling program, and comparisons with the 1993 data are presented.« less

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  2. NOAA/NOS, Charleston, SC (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
398253
Report Number(s):
CONF-9511137-
ISBN 1-880611-03-1; TRN: 96:030001
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) world conference, Vancouver (Canada), 5-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Second SETAC world congress (16. annual meeting): Abstract book. Global environmental protection: Science, politics, and common sense; PB: 378 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; ALASKA; WATER POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY; CRUSTACEANS; BIOLOGICAL STRESS; MOLLUSCS; CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; SAMPLERS

Citation Formats

Brown, J S, Boehm, P D, Hyland, J L, and Prest, H F. A pilot marine monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska 1993--1994. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Brown, J S, Boehm, P D, Hyland, J L, & Prest, H F. A pilot marine monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska 1993--1994. United States.
Brown, J S, Boehm, P D, Hyland, J L, and Prest, H F. 1995. "A pilot marine monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska 1993--1994". United States.
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title = {A pilot marine monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska 1993--1994},
author = {Brown, J S and Boehm, P D and Hyland, J L and Prest, H F},
abstractNote = {Under the mandate of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA`90) the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) sponsored the initiation of a pilot monitoring program in Cook Inlet, Alaska, The objectives of the pilot monitoring program were to provide baseline data on petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments and biota of Cook Inlet, and to evaluate the effectiveness of selected monitoring techniques in detecting petroleum hydrocarbon inputs from industry based sources. A sampling program was initiated in 1993 that included petroleum industry, specific sites and reference sites. Sample measurements included polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in sediments, caged mussels, and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), sediment toxicity using the amphipod, Ampelisca abdita, and estimates of population size and physiological condition of indigenous bivalves. Results of the 1993 sampling program indicated that (1) background levels of petrogenic, pyrogenic, and diagenetic hydrocarbons were present in sediments and indigenous bivalves, and (2) that limited amphipod toxicity and variations in bivalve measurements did not correlate with the hydrocarbons in the sediments. Modifications to the 1993 program were instituted for the 1994 sampling and included, the selection of new industry specific sites, discontinued use of caged bivalves, and design changes to SPMDs to enhance sensitivity. The results of the 1994 sampling program, and comparisons with the 1993 data are presented.},
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year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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