| Main Title |
Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Sediments of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. |
| Author |
Meyers, P. A. ;
Takeuchi, N. ;
Robbins, J. A. ;
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| CORP Author |
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-804686; EPA-600/J-80-443; |
| Stock Number |
PB84-124197 |
| Additional Subjects |
Water pollution ;
Sediments ;
Saginaw Bay ;
Petroleum products ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Aliphatic hydrocarbons ;
Lake Huron ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB84-124197 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
9p |
| Abstract |
The history of petroleum contamination of Saginaw Bay is given by a 60 cm core recording sediment accumulation over the last two centuries. Aliphatic hydrocarbon concentrations average 385 micrograms/gm in modern sediments and progressively decrease from 10 cm to 40 cm in the core to average 30 micrograms/gm in sediments deposited before 1876. While a portion of these may originate from natural sources, such as forest fires and erosion of ancient sediments, we conservatively estimate that 2 to 40,000 Tonne of petroleum hydrocarbons have been introduced to Saginaw Bay since the 1870s. |
