Organic geochemistry applied to environmental assessments of Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill—a review

Bence, A. E.; Kvenvolden, Keith A.; Kennicutt, Mahlon C.

doi:10.1016/0146-6380(96)00010-1

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“…Sulfur-containing dibenzothiophenes are petrogenic PACs and often used for characterizing sources of oil in the environment (23)(24)(25)(26). Although Cosco Busan bunker oil is low in sulfur compared with other fuels, with a C2-dibenzothiophene/C2-phenanthrene ratio of 0.26, the alkyl-dibenzothiophenes are nevertheless one of this bunker oil's most abundant identified PAC classes.…”

Section: Cardiac Defects In Caged Embryos Incubated In Subtidal Zone mentioning

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Unexpectedly high mortality in Pacific herring embryos exposed to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay

Incardona

Vines

Anulacion

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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In November 2007, the container ship Cosco Busan released 54,000 gallons of bunker fuel oil into San Francisco Bay. The accident oiled shoreline near spawning habitats for the largest population of Pacific herring on the west coast of the continental United States. We assessed the health and viability of herring embryos from oiled and unoiled locations that were either deposited by natural spawning or incubated in subtidal cages. Three months after the spill, caged embryos at oiled sites showed sublethal cardiac toxicity, as expected from exposure to oil-derived polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). By contrast, embryos from the adjacent and shallower intertidal zone showed unexpectedly high rates of tissue necrosis and lethality unrelated to cardiotoxicity. No toxicity was observed in embryos from unoiled sites. Patterns of PACs at oiled sites were consistent with oil exposure against a background of urban sources, although tissue concentrations were lower than expected to cause lethality. Embryos sampled 2 y later from oiled sites showed modest sublethal cardiotoxicity but no elevated necrosis or mortality. Bunker oil contains the chemically uncharacterized remains of crude oil refinement, and one or more of these unidentified chemicals likely interacted with natural sunlight in the intertidal zone to kill herring embryos. This reveals an important discrepancy between the resolving power of current forensic analytical chemistry and biological responses of keystone ecological species in oiled habitats. Nevertheless, we successfully delineated the biological impacts of an oil spill in an urbanized coastal estuary with an overlapping backdrop of atmospheric, vessel, and land-based sources of PAC pollution.

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Section: Cardiac Defects In Caged Embryos Incubated In Subtidal Zone mentioning

confidence: 99%

Unexpectedly high mortality in Pacific herring embryos exposed to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay

Incardona

Vines

Anulacion

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

138

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“…Hence it is very important to understand the relationship between the weathering processes and the composition changes. In recent years, numerous studies concerned with the origin, type, fate and behavior of spilled oils in aquatic environments have been reported (Hostettler et al, 1992;Bence et al, 1996;Boehm et al, 1997;Barakat et al, 2001;Prince et al, 2002;Wang and Fingas, 2003;Wang et al, 2004;Malmquist et al, 2007). However, less is known about the long-term fate of oil spilled in the terrestrial environments (for example, in contaminated soil of this study), which may not only contribute to tracking spilled oils, but also offer some guidance for oil spill bioremediation in terrestrial environment.…”

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Chemical characterization of naturally weathered oil residues in the sediment from Yellow River Delta, China

Wang

Gao

et al. 2011

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…The types of PAH anthropogenic sources consist of crude oil emission (petrogenic source) (Bence et al 1996) and all types of fossil fuel incomplete burning (pyrolitic sources) (Hites et al 1977). Some PAHs are of natural origin, but the majority of PAHs are formed due to anthropogenic activity.…”

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Hydrocarbons in the sediments offshore of the Curonian Spit (the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea)

Nemirovskaya

Ulyanova

Sivkov

2014

Baltica

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Data regarding the content and composition of the hydrocarbons (HC) — aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) — are presented in comparison with the content of the total organic carbon (Corg) in the bottom sediments in the coastal area of the eastern part of the Gdansk Basin (Russian sector of the Baltic Sea). The HC and PAH distribution in the sediments confirm the dependence of hazardous substance accumulation on the organic carbon content and the sediment grain size of the affected sediment. Bigger concentrations of PAHs were also observed near the Pionersky port. Particular attention was paid to the PAHs content.

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Organic geochemistry applied to environmental assessments of Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill—a review

Cited by 276 publications

References 33 publications

Unexpectedly high mortality in Pacific herring embryos exposed to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay

Unexpectedly high mortality in Pacific herring embryos exposed to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay

Chemical characterization of naturally weathered oil residues in the sediment from Yellow River Delta, China

Hydrocarbons in the sediments offshore of the Curonian Spit (the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea)

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