Fate And Effects Of Oil On Georgia Coastal Waters And Marshes

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• Personal Author:
  Li, Ruifu ; Dornseif, B. ; Gonsoulin, F. ; Tenore, K. ; Hanson, R. ; Blanton, J.
• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia Sea Grant Program
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  GAUS (Georgia Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Present sources of fossil fuel compounds in Georgia coastal waters include marine transportation, sewage outfalls and atmospheric fallout. Possible future sources include releases from offshore oil production, coastal oil refineries and new industry. This report discusses in general terms the fate of spilled oil in marine environments. This is followed by a discussion of the fate and effect of a small (40 gal) heavy fuel oil spill on an acre of salt marsh on the Wilmington River, Georgia.
• Keywords:
  Environmental Aspects Oil Pollution Of Rivers, Harbors, Etc. Oil Spills Salt Marshes Environmental Aspects Oil Pollution Of Rivers, Harbors, Etc. Oil Spills Salt Marshes
• Series:
  Technical report series (Georgia Marine Science Center)   no. 80-7
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  GAUS-T-80-006
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Funding:
  Grant no. 04-8-MO1-175 ; Grant no. NA79AA-0-00123
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f3436ad4317502cd1141a832fe6bf338c8a5a3a90da97087bfc90f7e6fd89f6e
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/44605/noaa_44605_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.78 MB ]