Biodegradability of Lingering Crude Oil 19 Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (19) ◽  
pp. 7613-7621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert D. Venosa ◽  
Pablo Campo ◽  
Makram T. Suidan
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

EFFORT TO RESCUE OTTERS AFTER SPILL IS IN DISPUTE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-661
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Sea Otters ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
Government Contract

ANCHORAGE, April 20—Sea otters rescued from waters fouled by the Exxon Valdez oil spill fared poorly after their return to the wild last fall, and scientists working under Government contract say at least half may have perished over the winter. Nearly 900 dead otters were found after the tanker spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil in March 1989. An additional 360 were netted alive and brought to rehabilitation centers at Valdez, Seward, Homer and Kodiak. About 200 were later returned to Prince William Sound but some scientists say that as many as half may have perished and that the rehabilitation effort has been largely futile... The withholding of scientific information on the spill for legal reasons by all the parties is becoming a major source of controversy as research projects begin to generate at least preliminary data.

Controlled Burning of Crude Oil on Water Following the Grounding Of the Exxon Valdez

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-216
Author(s):  
Alan A. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
North Slope ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽  
Original Volume ◽  
Controlled Burning

ABSTRACT During the evening of the second day following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 gallons (57,000 to 114,000 L) of North Slope crude oil were eliminated using in-situ combustion techniques. The oil was collected with the 3M Company's Fire Boom, towed in a U-shaped configuration behind two fishing boats. Working with 500-foot (152-m) tow lines, a 450-foot (137-m) boom was moved at about one-half to one knot (0.26 to 0.52 m/s) through slightly emulsified oil patches downwind of the spill. Once oil had filled the downstream portion of the U-shaped boom and the boats were clear of any surrounding slicks, a gelled-fuel igniter was released from one of the tow boats. Shortly after ignition, flames gradually spread out over the entire area of the contained oil. As flames reached 200 to 300 feet (61 to 91 m) into the air, the area of the contained oil layer (and therefore the size and intensity of the fire) could be controlled by adjusting the speed of the vessels. The total burn time was approximately 75 minutes; however, the intense part of the burn lasted for about 45 minutes. The original volume of oil, likely between 15,000 and 30,000 gallons, was reduced to approximately 300 gallons (1,136 L) of stiff, taffy-like burn residue that could be picked up easily upon completion of the burn. The controlled elimination of crude oil therefore resulted in an estimated 98 percent or better efficiency of burn.

It Seemed Like the Whole Bay Died

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Erikson
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Prince William Sound ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Native Peoples ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ways Of Life

This chapter examines the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the Native peoples of Alaska. The disaster occurred in March 1989, when the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Prince William Sound. At least eleven million gallons of crude oil blackened more than a thousand miles of Alaskan coastline. The chapter considers what harm the disaster did to the Native individuals exposed to it and what damage it caused to the texture of their customary ways of life. In particular, it analyzes the ways that the oil spill affected the Alutiiq people's subsistence life as well as the Native way of being. It also discusses the Alutiiq's feeling of homelessness in the wake of the disaster.

Profiles of Fecal Porphyrins in River Otters Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1132-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Taylor ◽  
Lawrence K Duffy ◽  
R Terry Bowyer ◽  
Gail M Blundell
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽  
River Otters

Evaluation Process for the Selection of Bioremediation Technologies for Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

1991 ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
Edgar Berkey ◽  
Jessica M. Cogen ◽  
Val J. Kelmeckis ◽  
Lawrence T. McGeehan ◽  
A. Thomas Merski
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽  
Selection Of

Disruption and stress in an Alaskan fishing community: initial and continuing impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Steven Picou ◽  
Duane A. Gill ◽  
Christopher L. Dyer ◽  
Evans W. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Mass spectrometric analysis for aromatic compounds in bile of fish sampled after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Krahn ◽  
Douglas G. Burrows ◽  
Gina M. Ylitalo ◽  
Donald W. Brown ◽  
Catherine A. Wigren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Aromatic Compounds ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Exxon Valdez ◽  
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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