Main Title |
Effects of oil pollution on waterfowl : a study of salvage methods / |
Author |
Griner, Lynn A., ;
Herdma, Robert
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Zoological Society of San Diego, Calif. Health Dept. |
Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Office, |
Year Published |
1970 |
Report Number |
EPA 15080EBZ 12/70; EPA-WQO-15080-EBZ; 05983, |
Stock Number |
PB-198 091 |
OCLC Number |
04884813 |
Subjects |
Waterfowl--Effect of oil spills on ;
Wildlife rescue ;
Oil spills and wildlife--California
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Additional Subjects |
( Water pollution ;
Oils) ;
( Birds ;
Cleaning) ;
California ;
Ducks ;
Geese ;
Toxicity ;
Cleaning ;
Cleaning agents ;
Feathers ;
Films ;
Crude oil ;
Petroleum industry ;
Pathology ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Oil slicks ;
Santa Barbara(California) ;
Oil pollution
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA-15080-EBZ-12-70 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/26/2015 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA-15080-EBZ-12-70 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 15080-EBZ-12-70 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
09/19/2017 |
NTIS |
PB-198 091 |
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 |
ii, 35 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
A study was made of salvage methods for waterfowl subjected to oil pollution. Mallard ducks were the primary test species used. Aspects of the pathology of some of the waterfowl species involved in the Santa Barbara oil slicks were also investigated. Although some refined petroleum products contain toxic compounds, the Santa Barbara crude used as a test oil in this study produced no apparent ill effects. Polycomplex A-II was found to be a rapid and effective cleansing agent for the removal of oil from bird plumage. Oil on bird plumage alters feather structures by replacing the small air pockets twee fn barbules of the feather, thereby decreasing buoyancy and insulation. Removal of oil from downfeathers is more difficult than from the contour feathers. Ducks and geese are more amenable to treatment and post-treatment care than are the more aquatic fowls, such as grebes, loons, auks and murres. Confinement times should be as brief as possible, as the incidence of mycotic and other infectious diseases increases under long periods of close confinement. (Author) |
Notes |
(3z(BDecember, 1970.(3y(B U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Grant No. Contract Number: 14-12-574. Includes bibliographical references (page 35). |