Monitoring of Olympic National Park Beaches to determine fate and effects of spilled bunker C fuel oil
On December 23, 1988, the barge Nestucca was accidentally struck by its tow, a Souse Brothers Towing Company tug, releasing approximately 230,000 gallons of Bunker C fuel oil and fouling beaches from Grays Harbor north to Vancouver Island. Affected beaches in Washington included a 40-mile-long strip that has been recently added to Olympic National Park. The purpose of the monitoring program documented in this report was to determine the fate of spilled Bunker C fuel oil on selected Washington coastal beaches. We sought to determine (1) how much oil remained in intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats following clean-up and weathering, (2) to what extent intertidal and/or shallow subtidal biotic assemblages have been contaminated, and (3) how rapidly the oil has left the ecosystem. 45 refs., 18 figs., 8 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOI
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 6417513
- Report Number(s):
- OCS/MMS-90-0061; ON: DE91004522
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
HYDROCARBONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
OIL SPILLS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOASSAY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMPILED DATA
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FUEL OILS
INVERTEBRATES
LAND POLLUTION
MOLLUSCS
MONITORING
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROGRESS REPORT
SEDIMENTS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
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WATER POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CONTROL
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
FEDERAL REGION X
FUELS
INFORMATION
LIQUID FUELS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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