Hydrocarbons in seawater, sediment, and oyster from the Omani coastal waters
- Ministry of Environment, Muscat (Oman)
Over half of the world crude oil supply is transported from the Arabian Gulf area via tankers through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which forms the northern boundary of the Sultanate of Oman. Generally, crude oil tanker traffic off the coast of Oman is relatively heavy and all the vessels entering the Gulf to load at various terminals pass by the coastal line of Oman. The present work plays an essential part on the Omani marine monitoring program. The purpose of this program was to establish baseline levels of selected heavy metals, chlorinated and petroleum hydrocarbons in some marine species. This study aims to assess hydrocarbons in seawater, sediment and rocky oysters from the different sites along Omani coastal waters.
- OSTI ID:
- 7279465
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States) Vol. 47:3; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COASTAL WATERS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
METALS
MOLLUSCS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OYSTERS
PETROLEUM
POLLUTION
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SAMPLING
SEAWATER
SEDIMENTS
SURFACE WATERS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION