The West Falmouth oil spill after 20 years: Fate of fuel oil compounds and effects on animals

Teal, John M.; Farrington, John W.; Burns, Kathryn A.; Stegeman, John J.; Tripp, Bruce W.; Woodin, Bruce R.; Phinney, Curtis S

doi:10.1016/0025-326x(92)90281-a

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“…The concentrations of residual total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) within the 8 to 20 cm layer are in roughly the same range as those measured in 1973 in surface sediments (Teal et al, 1978;Teal et al, 1992;Reddy et al, 2002;Peacock et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 55%

“…The lingering effect on coastal ecosystems following long-term exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons remains one of the largest unknowns (Burns and Teal, 1971;Sanders et al, 1972;Sanders et al, 1980;Teal et al, 1992, NRC 2003, Peterson et al, 2003). An opportunity to examine the long-term effect of residual spilled petroleum presents itself in Wild Harbor, MA, where oil spilled in 1969 still remains buried in marsh sediment (Reddy et al, 2002;Peacock et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Harbor and impacted the salt marsh ecosystem (Blumer and Sass 1972a, b;Blumer et al, 1970;Burns and Teal, 1971;Sanders et al, 1972;Sanders et al, 1980;Teal et al, 1992).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies over the past 38 years have shown the continued presence and effects of residual oil in Wild Harbor marsh sediments (Frysinger et al, 2003;Peacock et al, 2005;Reddy et al, 2002;Sanders et al, 1972;Slater et al, 2005;Teal et al, 1978;Teal et al, 1992;White et al, 2005a, b;Culbertson et al, 2007a, b). Recent work found that a substantial residue of the No.…”

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Effect of field exposure to 38-year-old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa

Culbertson

Valiela

Olsen

et al. 2008

Environmental Pollution

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In September 1969, the Florida barge spilled 700,000 L of No. 2 fuel oil into the salt marsh sediments of Wild Harbor, MA. Today a substantial amount, approximately 100 kg, of moderately degraded petroleum remains within the sediment and along eroding creek banks. The ribbed mussels, Geukensia demissa, which inhabit the salt 2 marsh creek bank, are exposed to the spilled oil. Examination of short-term exposure was done with transplantation of G. demissa from a control site, Great Sippewissett marsh, into Wild Harbor. We examined the effects of long-term exposure with transplantation of mussels from Wild Harbor into Great Sippewissett. Both the short-and long-term exposure transplants exhibited slower growth rates, shorter mean shell lengths, lower condition indices, and decreased filtration rates. Our results add new knowledge about long-term consequences of spilled oil, a dimension that should be included when assessing oil-impacted areas and developing management plans designed to restore, rehabilitate, or replace impacted areas. Capsule Ribbed mussels exposed to residual petroleum in salt marsh sediments, in short-term and long-term transplant experiments, exhibited significant effects that should be considered when assessing oil-impacted areas and developing management plans.

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confidence: 55%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Harbor and impacted the salt marsh ecosystem (Blumer and Sass 1972a, b;Blumer et al, 1970;Burns and Teal, 1971;Sanders et al, 1972;Sanders et al, 1980;Teal et al, 1992).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effect of field exposure to 38-year-old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa

Culbertson

Valiela

Olsen

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Environmental Pollution

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“…This current PAH content is 40x greater than thresholds thought to be associated with the incidence of biological effects (Long et al, 1995), assuming that the biological response for parent and alkylated PAHs is the same. Therefore, petroleum hydrocarbons from the Florida spill persist, at remarkable concentrations, at depth in the anoxic sediments in some areas of Wild Harbor (Teal et al, 1992;Reddy et al, 2002;White et al 2005b;Peacock et al, 2005). …”

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Long-term biological effects of petroleum residues on fiddler crabs in salt marshes

Culbertson

Valiela

Peacock

et al. 2007

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Identification and Linkage of Tarballs from the Coasts of Vancouver Island and Northern California Using GC/MS and Isotopic Techniques

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J. High Resol. Chromatogr.

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The West Falmouth oil spill after 20 years: Fate of fuel oil compounds and effects on animals

Cited by 131 publications

References 22 publications

Effect of field exposure to 38-year-old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa

Effect of field exposure to 38-year-old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa

Long-term biological effects of petroleum residues on fiddler crabs in salt marshes

Identification and Linkage of Tarballs from the Coasts of Vancouver Island and Northern California Using GC/MS and Isotopic Techniques

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