Hydrocarbon concentration in the Gulf of Guinea after major oil spill

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AIChE Natl. Meet.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5716408

Placzynski, R J

marine environment. The fate of a large oil spill as the result of a well blowout in the Gulf of Guinea was investigated. The main movement of the oil slick was inland to the Niger Delta. Samples of spilled and fresh oil were analyzed and their physicochemical parameters identified. Numerous samples of polluted water, sand, and plants were collected in the area affected by the oil spill and analyzed for dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD, pH, and hydrocarbon content. Some data presented reveal that concentration of liquid and dissolved hydrocarbon in environmental samples were extremely high.

• Research Organization: School of Engineering, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• OSTI ID: 5716408
• Report Number(s): CONF-840828-
• Journal Information: AIChE Natl. Meet.; (United States), Vol. 73B; Conference: International synfuels policies and technologies symposium, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19 Aug 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
NEW GUINEA
COASTAL WATERS
WATER POLLUTION
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
BLOWOUTS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
GEOCHEMISTRY
HYDROCARBONS
OIL WELLS
ACCIDENTS
ASIA
AUSTRALASIA
CHEMISTRY
ISLANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
WELLS
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