Assessing the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill : the National Status and Trends Program response : a summary report of coastal contamination

Apeti, Dennis A.; Whitall, David R.; Lauenstein, G. G.; McTigue, Teresa Ann, 1962-; Kimbrough, Kimani L., 1973-; Jacob, Annie Philip; Mason, Andrew L.

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Assessing the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill : the National Status and Trends Program response : a summary report of coastal contamination

2013
By Apeti, Dennis A. ; Whitall, David R. ; Lauenstein, G. G. ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 167

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National Status and Trends Program response
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Apeti, Dennis A. ; Whitall, David R. ; Lauenstein, G. G. ; McTigue, Teresa Ann, 1962- ; Kimbrough, Kimani L., 1973- ; ... More +

Apeti, Dennis A. ; Whitall, David R. ; Lauenstein, G. G. ; McTigue, Teresa Ann, 1962- ; Kimbrough, Kimani L., 1973- ; Jacob, Annie Philip ; Mason, Andrew L. Less -
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Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (U.S.) ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)

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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; DWH (Deepwater Horizon)

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"NOAA's National Status and Trends Program (NS&T) collected oyster tissue and sediments for quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and petroleum associated metals before and after the landfall of oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident of 2010. These new pre- and post- landfall measurements were put into a historical context by comparing them to data collected in the region over three decades during Mussel Watch monitoring. Overall, the levels of PAHs in both sediment and oysters both pre- and post-landfall were within the range of historically observed values for the Gulf of Mexico. Some specific sites did have elevated PAH levels. While those locations generally correspond to areas in which oil reached coastal areas, it cannot be conclusively stated that the contamination is due to oiling from the Deepwater Horizon incident at these sites due to the survey nature of these sampling efforts. Instead, our data indicate locations along the coast where intensive investigation of hydrocarbon contamination should be undertaken. Post-spill concentrations of oil-related trace metals (V, Hg, Ni) were generally within historically observed ranges for a given site, however, nickel and vanadium were elevated at some sites including areas in Mississippi Sound and Galveston, Terrebonne, Mobile, Pensacola, and Apalachicola Bays. No oyster tissue metal body burden exceeded any of the United States Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) shellfish permissible action levels for human consumption"--Executive summary.
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Dennis Apeti, David Whitall, Gunnar Lauenstein, Teresa McTigue, Kimani Kimbrough, Annie Jacob, and Andrew Mason.

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Analysis BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion And Oil Spill, 2010 Coastal Ecosystem Health Contaminated Sediments Environmental Aspects Environmental Impact Analysis Marine Sediments Monitoring Oil Pollution Of The Sea Oil Spills
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NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 167
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National Status and Trends Program (U.S.) ; National Status and Trends Program (U.S.)

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