The Fate of
            <i>Amoco Cadiz</i>
            Oil

Gundlach, Erich R.; Boehm, Paul D.; Marchand, Michel; Atlas, Ronald M.; Ward, David M.; Wolfe, Douglas A.

doi:10.1126/science.221.4606.122

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“…The highest concentration of C 13 was found as 257 µg L −1 at 5 cm at the northern side of the Sowarighat and the lowest value found was 0.24 µg L −1 for C 22 and C 14 components at 5 and 25 cm at the southern side of Postogolla and Sowarighat, respectively. Concentrations of remaining NSH components fell between these values at different depths, locations and stations.…”

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Determination of Normal Saturated- and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the River Water of Bangladesh by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography

2003

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

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A liquid-liquid extraction followed by evaporative concentration method was used to determine the concentration of normal, or straight chain, saturated hydrocarbons (NSH) (C 10 to C 24 ) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) here defined as: fluorene, anthracene, pyrene, chrysene and perylene, in the Buriganga River water of Bangladesh. Samples were collected from 5 and 25 cm depth of water at the southern, middle and northern parts of the river at Postogolla, Sadarghat and Sowarighat stations. Hydrocarbons were extracted from 450 mL of water into 75 mL n-hexane and then concentrated into 1 or 2 mL solution by evaporation. These solutions were analyzed by gas chromatography. The highest and lowest concentrations were determined as 257 µg L −1 for C 13 and 0.24 µg L −1 for C 22 at 5 cm depth of water, at the northern part of the Sowarighat and southern part of the Postogolla, respectively. This method could allow the analysis of water for C 22 as low as 0.24 µg L −1.

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“…Alternatively, these PAH may be degraded, or biodegraded to other constituents, so reducing the concentration of PAH. 22 Depletion may continue over weeks and months through dissolution, biodegradation and photo-oxidation, which further reduce the concentration of the resolved components.…”

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Determination of Normal Saturated- and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the River Water of Bangladesh by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography

2003

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

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“…Accidental spills coat the shoreline with oil leading to immediate impacts [2,3] whereas responses are more subtle and less known in subtidal habitats, though, the effects may last up to 20 years after the spill [4,5]. The recent drastic spills indicate that oil combat management has failed to achieve environmental sustainability partly because of insufficient generic understanding of how spills impact nearshore biota on another side.…”

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Predicting ecological resilience of marine benthic communities facing a high risk of oil spills

Kotta¹,

Aps²,

Herkül³

2008

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Ecosystem resilience emphasizes two different aspects of stability, i.e. the capacity of an ecosystem to tolerate disturbances (sensitivity) and rebuild itself when necessary (recovery). This paper examines the relationships between the magnitude of oil spill and the resilience of benthic invertebrate communities in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea during 2006-2007. We analyzed whether and how depth, sediment type, topographic structure and exposure contributed to these relationships. Predictive spatial modelling was used to extrapolate the sensitivity of benthic invertebrate communities into the whole gulf scale based on the knowledge of the combined effects of environmental variability, oil exposure and biotic patterns. Predictive modelling provides managers with a useful and cost-efficient tool in reducing the potential oil spill related environmental risk by, e.g., redirecting shipping away from sites that have high sensitivity and low recovery potential, and by allocating sufficient oil combating resources to protect those areas in the case of oil accident.

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“…It is reported that interest in containment of marine oil spill gained importance following the Amoco Cadiz oil spill in 1978. Also for the first time, it became clear that biodegradation of hydrocarbons plays a major role in natural oil removal 4 .…”

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Microbial Bioremediation of Fuel Oil Hydrocarbons in Marine Environment

Pavitran

Jagtap

Subramanian

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Pollution in marine environment due to heavier petroleum products such as high-speed diesel is known to take from days to months for complete natural remediation owing to its low volatility. For the survival of marine flora and fauna, it is important to control pollution caused by such recalcitrant and xenobiotic substances. Several petroleum hydrocarbons found in nature are toxic and recalcitrant. Therefore, pollution due to high-speed diesel is a cause of concern. The natural dispersion of high-speed diesel, a slow process, is attributed to an overall combined effect of physico-chemical and biological processes which take months for complete dispersion. History of marine oil spill bioremediation indicates limited laboratory studies. But experiences from various oil spill management and field trials indicate important role of bioremediation, where, biodegradation of hydrocarbons through microbial mediators plays a major role in pollutant oil dispersion. These microbial mediators such as bioemulsifiers and fimbrae, help in emulsification, dispersion, allowing attachment of bacteria to oil layers, followed by substrate-specific enzymatic biodegradation in water.

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The Fate of Amoco Cadiz Oil

Cited by 138 publications

References 16 publications

Determination of Normal Saturated- and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the River Water of Bangladesh by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography

Determination of Normal Saturated- and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the River Water of Bangladesh by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography

Predicting ecological resilience of marine benthic communities facing a high risk of oil spills

Microbial Bioremediation of Fuel Oil Hydrocarbons in Marine Environment

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