Evaluation of the condition of Prince William sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 2. 1992 biological monitoring survey. Technical memo

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:160844

Houghton, J P; Fukuyama, A K; Lees, D C; Hague, P J; Cumberland, H L

It has been estimated that some 40 percent (4.4 million gallons) of the crude oil spilled from the tanker Exxon Valdez on March 24, 1989, was deposited on beaches in Prince William Sound. During and after shoreline cleanup activities, concerns were raised regarding the potential effects on intertidal habitats and biota of shoreline treatments, especially those using high-pressure hot-water washes. The overall objectives of this study have been to evaluate recovery of important intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats and resources from the effects of oiling and shoreline treatment and to assess the influence of high-pressure hot-water treatments on the nature and rates of recovery.

• Research Organization: Pentec Environmental, Inc., Edmonds, WA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 160844
• Report Number(s): PB-96-113295/XAB; TRN: 53382506
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: Also pub. as National Ocean Service, Seattle, WA. Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment rept. no. NOAA-TM-NOS-ORCA-73-V2. See also Volume 1, PB--96-113287 and Volume 3, PB--96-113303; PBD: Oct 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
REMEDIAL ACTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
OIL SPILLS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
COASTAL REGIONS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS