Prespill and postspill concentrations of hydrocarbons in sediments and mussels at intertidal sites in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. Coastal habitat study number 1b. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:426715

Babcock, M M; Short, J W

The authors compared hydrocarbon concentrations in mussels (Mytilus trossulus) and sediments from beaches before and after oil contaminated beaches in the Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. Mussels and sediments collected outside the path of floating oil or before it became beached, indicated that other sources of hydrocarbons were negligible compared with the spilled oil. In sediments from stations away from the spilled oil, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons were usually less than 100 ng/g. Results for stations not impacted by the Spill can be used to determine quantitative restoration criteria for oiled beaches.

• Research Organization: National Marine Fisheries Service, Auke Bay, AK (United States). Auke Bay Lab.
• OSTI ID: 426715
• Report Number(s): PB-96-194824/XAB; TRN: 62392963
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
HYDROCARBONS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
MUSSELS
BIOASSAY
SEDIMENTS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
GULF OF ALASKA
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