| Main Title |
Histopathologic Lesions in Sea Otters Exposed to Crude Oil. |
| Author |
Lipscomb, T. P. ;
Harris, R. K. ;
Moeller, R. B. ;
Pletcher, J. M. ;
Haebler, R. J. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Narragansett, RI. ;Armed Forces Inst. of Pathology, Washington, DC. ;Alaska Fish and Wildlife Research Center, Anchorage. |
| Publisher |
c1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-93/184 ;ERLN-1332; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-194512 |
| Additional Subjects |
Otters ;
Oil spills ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Prince William Sound ;
Pulmonary emphysema ;
Toxicology ;
Veterinary medicine ;
Histology ;
Pathology ;
Reprints ;
Enhydra lutris ;
Exxon Valdez ;
Lesions ;
Histopathology
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB93-194512 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
13p |
| Abstract |
On 24 March 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. In the months following the spill, over 1,000 sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from oil spill-affected areas are known to have died. The purpose of the study is to identify and describe histopathologic lesions associated with crude oil exposure in sea otters and to discuss possible pathogeneses of the lesions. Materials available included tissues from oil-contaminated and uncontaminated otters that died in rehabilitation centers following the oil spill and tissues from otters that were found dead in the oil spill-affected area with external oil present. Tissues from apparently normal sea otters from an area not contaminated by crude oil, were also examined. |
