Volume II: Supplemental Information Concerning a Survey of Alaskan Subsistence Fish, Marine Mammal, and Invertebrate Samples Collected 1989-91 for Exposure to Oil Spilled from the Exxon Valdez

Varanasi, Usha; Brown, Donald W.; Hom, Tom; Burrows, Douglas G.; Field, L. Jay; Sloan, Catherine A.; Stein, John E.; Tilbury, Karen L.; McCain, Bruce B.; Chan, Sin-Lam

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Volume II: Supplemental Information Concerning a Survey of Alaskan Subsistence Fish, Marine Mammal, and Invertebrate Samples Collected 1989-91 for Exposure to Oil Spilled from the Exxon Valdez

1993
By Varanasi, Usha ; Brown, Donald W. ; Hom, Tom ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC ; 13

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Varanasi, Usha ; Brown, Donald W. ; Hom, Tom ; Burrows, Douglas G. ; Field, L. Jay ; Sloan, Catherine A. ; Stein, John E. ; Tilbury, Karen L. ; McCain, Bruce B. ; Chan, Sin-Lam Less -
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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)

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The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska on March 24, 1989, spilling millions of gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil (PBCO). During the weeks following the spill, large amounts of oil flowed towards southwestern Prince William Sound, and as a result, many shorelines were oiled. The spreading of spilled oil raised concerns of native Alaskans that their subsistence seafoods (fish, marine mammals, and invertebrate organisms) were contaminated by the spilled petroleum. At the request of native Alaskans, a study was conducted as a cooperative effort among NOAA, Exxon, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to assess the degree of contamination of subsistence organisms by PBCO. In this study, edible flesh of fish, marine mammals, and shellfish from 22 native subsistence food collection areas and from two reference areas (Angoon and Yakutat) were analyzed for aromatic compounds (ACs). Vertebrates can readily biotransform ACs to metabolites that are concentrated in bile for excretion. This process greatly limits the accumulation of ACs in tissues such as edible flesh. Thus, for fish and marine mammals, bile was first analyzed for the presence of fluorescent aromatic compounds (FACs) as an indication of exposure to petroleum.
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Effect Of Oil Spills On Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989 Invertebrates Marine Mammals Subsistence Fishing
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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC ; 13
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