Histopathologic lesions in sea otters exposed to crude oil
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6425899
On 24 March 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. In the months following the spill, over 1,000 sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from oil spill-affected areas are known to have died. The purpose of the study is to identify and describe histopathologic lesions associated with crude oil exposure in sea otters and to discuss possible pathogeneses of the lesions. Materials available included tissues from oil-contaminated and uncontaminated otters that died in rehabilitation centers following the oil spill and tissues from otters that were found dead in the oil spill-affected area with external oil present. Tissues from apparently normal sea otters from an area not contaminated by crude oil, were also examined.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6425899
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-194512/XAB; EPA--600/J-93/184
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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