Ecological characteristics of 35-year-old crude-oil spills in tundra plant communities of the Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Kershaw, G. Peter, Kershaw, Linda J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Plant Science; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Canol; Norman Wells; Carex aquatilis; Mackenzie mountains; Poa alpina; Tundra; Whitehorse
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b86-388; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b86-388

In June 1945 the CANOL Crude Oil Pipeline No. 1 from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, was abandoned. During its short history, approximately 17 838 500 L of oil was lost through spills and 9 864 400 L was left in the line and storage tanks. Although some burning w...