Nearshore transport of hydrocarbons and sediments following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Subtidal study number 3b. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:426719

Sale, D M; Gibeaut, J C; Short, J W

Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, sediment traps were deployed in nearshore subtidal areas of Prince William Sound, Alaska (PWS) to monitor particulate chemistry and mineralogy. Complemented by benthic sediment chemistry and core sample stratigraphy at the study sites, results were compared to historical trends and data from other Exxon Valdez studies. These results clearly indicate the transport of oil-laden sediments from oiled shorelines to adjacent subtidal sediments. The composition of hydrocarbons adsorbed to settling particulates at sites adjacent to oiled shorelines matched the PAH pattern of weathered Exxon Valdez crude oil.

• Research Organization: Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Juneau, AK (United States)
• OSTI ID: 426719
• Report Number(s): PB-96-194907/XAB; TRN: 62392971
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
SEDIMENTS
BUILDUP
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
HYDROCARBONS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GULF OF ALASKA
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