Vanadium and nickel content of Nowruz spill tar flakes on the Saudi Arabian coastline and their probable environmental impact
The Arabian Gulf is experiencing the worst oil spill in its history. The spill originates from two war damaged Iranian oil wells in the Nowruz oil field. Much of the oil is entering Saudi Arabian waters and washes ashore in the form of tar like flakes. In late March and early April 1983, fish, snake, turtle, and bird kills of different magnitude were noted along the Saudi Arabian coastline. In the early days of the spill Saudi Arabian authorities suspected sources other than the Nowruz spill to be causing the kills. Research was initiated to identify the origin of tar like flakes, their environmental impact and the cause of fish, snake, turtle and bird kills. This paper discusses some of the results of this research.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- OSTI ID:
- 6598427
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 32:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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NICKEL
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
SAUDI ARABIA
VANADIUM
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
BIRDS
COASTAL WATERS
FISHES
LIVER
MUSCLES
SNAKES
TURTLES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ASIA
BODY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENTS
GLANDS
METALS
ORGANS
REPTILES
SPECTROSCOPY
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES
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520200 - Environment
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