Main Title |
Oil spill, Bahia Sucia, Puerto Rico, 18 March 1973 : environmental effects. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Program Operations, |
Year Published |
1975 |
Report Number |
EPA-430/9-79-014 |
OCLC Number |
230748409 |
Subjects |
Oil spills--Cleanup--Puerto Rico ;
Oil spills--Environmental aspects--Puerto Rico
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAD |
EPA 430-9-79-014 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
06/06/2008 |
STATUS |
EJBD |
EPA 430-9-79-014 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
10/22/2013 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 430-9-79-014 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 430-9-79-014 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/19/2015 |
ELBD |
EPA 430-9-79-014 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/05/2017 |
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Collation |
viii, 59 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cm |
Notes |
"EPA-430/9-79-014"--Cover. "Contract 68-10-0542." "TRC project 62284." "July, 1975." Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
The following surveys were done to assess the impact of oil that was spilled in the vicinity of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The first survey began within a week of the spill and the second was done three months later. There was a pattern to the behavior of the oil and its effect. Regardless of ecological domains, e.g., mangroves or Thalassia beds, the oil first affected the epibenthic and intertidal communities. The oil penetrated the sediments shortly after the spill but the impact on the benthic infauna was not clearly seen until three months following the spill. |