Effect of bioremediation on the mutagenicity of oil spilled in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7271245
On 24 March 1989 approximately 11 million gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil spilled into the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska, ultimately contaminating nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline. Approximately 300 miles of contaminated beach were considered amenable to cleanup by bioremediation. To determine whether or not bioremediation would be effective in such climatic conditions (geophysical conditions) and to identify potential deleterious effects, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted one of the world's largest in situ bioremediation field demonstration research projects. One of the methods used to assess potential health effects associated with this and similar efforts was the examination of mutagenicity associated with the oil spill and the products of bioremediation. The mutagenicity of organic samples collected from the contaminated beaches declined (was reduced) over time by both enhanced and natural bioremediation.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Health Effects Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 7271245
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-206374/XAB; EPA--600/J-92/257
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
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FUELS
MICROORGANISMS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
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SCREENING
TESTING
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US ORGANIZATIONS
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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FIELD TESTS
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FUELS
MICROORGANISMS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SPILLS
PETROLEUM
POLLUTION CONTROL
REMEDIAL ACTION
SCREENING
TESTING
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL