| Main Title |
Incorporation, Distribution and Fate of Saturated Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Sediments from a Controlled Marine Ecosystem. |
| Author |
Wade, T. L. ;
Quinn, J. G. ;
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| CORP Author |
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. Graduate School of Oceanography.;Environmental Research Lab., Narragansett, RI. |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-803902 ;EPA-R-806072; EPA-600/J-80-445; |
| Stock Number |
PB84-144575 |
| Additional Subjects |
Estuaries ;
Petroleum products ;
Sediments ;
Hydrocarbons ;
Fuel oil ;
Chemical analysis ;
Gas chromatography ;
Reprints ;
Ecosystems ;
Oil pollution ;
Sediment-water interfaces ;
Path of pollutants ;
Water pollution detection
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| NTIS |
PB84-144575 |
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 |
A simulation of a chronic input of petroleum into an estuarine environment was investigated using the facilities at the Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island. An oil-water dispersion of No 2 fuel oil was added to the system (twice weekly for 24 weeks) and the saturated hydrocarbons from this oil were measured in suspended material and sediments. After the initial chronic oil addition, trace amounts of hydrocarbons were detected in the sediments within two weeks, but substantial accumulation was not detected for approximately 135 days. The oil appeared to enter the sediment via the suspended material, with most of the saturated hydrocarbons associated with smaller size sediment particles (<45 micrometers to> 0.3 micrometers. With time, the fuel oil saturated hydrocarbons in the sediments were mixed to a depth of 3 to 4 cm. Although only 12% of the total saturated hydrocarbons added to the system were found in the sediments, these hydrocarbons appear to be relatively stable and were still detectable in these sediments for at least six months after the last oil addition. |
| Availability Notes |
Pub. in Marine Environmental Research, v3 p15-33 1980. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Incorporation, Distribution and Fate of Saturated Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Sediments from a Controlled Marine Ecosystem. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1980 |
| Category Codes |
7D; 6F; 68D; 99A; 57H |
| NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
| Primary Description |
600/05 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
409019761 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
