Monitoring of Olympic National Park Beaches to determine fate and effects of spilled bunker C fuel oil

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6417513· OSTI ID:6417513

Strand, J A; Cullinan, V I; Crecelius, E A; Fortman, T J; Citterman, R J; Fleischmann, M L

On December 23, 1988, the barge Nestucca was accidentally struck by its tow, a Souse Brothers Towing Company tug, releasing approximately 230,000 gallons of Bunker C fuel oil and fouling beaches from Grays Harbor north to Vancouver Island. Affected beaches in Washington included a 40-mile-long strip that has been recently added to Olympic National Park. The purpose of the monitoring program documented in this report was to determine the fate of spilled Bunker C fuel oil on selected Washington coastal beaches. We sought to determine (1) how much oil remained in intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats following clean-up and weathering, (2) to what extent intertidal and/or shallow subtidal biotic assemblages have been contaminated, and (3) how rapidly the oil has left the ecosystem. 45 refs., 18 figs., 8 tabs.

• Research Organization: Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOI
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6417513
• Report Number(s): OCS/MMS-90-0061; ON: DE91004522
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
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AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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COMPILED DATA
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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