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A Tale of Two Recent Spills-Comparison of 2014 Galveston Bay and 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Residues
被引:24
|作者:
Yin, Fang
[1
]
Hayworth, Joel S.
[1
]
Clement, T. Prabhakar
[1
]
机构:
[1] Auburn Univ, Dept Civil Engn, Environm Engn Program, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
来源:
基金:
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词:
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS;
CRUDE-OIL;
PETROLEUM BIOMARKERS;
TOXICITY;
IMPACT;
IDENTIFICATION;
QUANTITATION;
COMMUNITY;
PRODUCTS;
FATE;
D O I:
10.1371/journal.pone.0118098
中图分类号:
O [数理科学和化学];
P [天文学、地球科学];
Q [生物科学];
N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号:
07 ;
0710 ;
09 ;
摘要:
Managing oil spill residues washing onto sandy beaches is a common worldwide environmental problem. In this study, we have analyzed the first-arrival oil spill residues collected from two Gulf of Mexico (GOM) beach systems following two recent oil spills: the 2014 Galveston Bay (GB) oil spill, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. This is the first study to provide field observations and chemical characterization data for the 2014 GB oil spill. Here we compare the physical and chemical characteristics of GB oil spill samples with DWH oil spill samples and present their similarities and differences. Our field observations indicate that both oil spills had similar shoreline deposition patterns; however, their physical and chemical characteristics differed considerably. We highlight these differences, discuss their implications, and interpret GB data in light of lessons learned from previously published DWH oil spill studies. These analyses are further used to assess the long-term fate of GB oil spill residues and their potential environmental impacts.
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