Natural Oil Seeps in or Near the Marine Environment: A Literature Survey.

A literature survey was conducted to determine where naturally occurring oil seeps have been reported to be injecting oil into the sea. The purpose of this was to locate natural laboratories where fate and behavior studies on oil in the marine environment might be conducted. Emphasis was placed upon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson,Thomas C.
Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Water Pollution and Control
(*WATER POLLUTION
OILS)
(*BIBLIOGRAPHIES
WATER POLLUTION)
MARINE GEOLOGY
MARINE BIOLOGY
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
NEWFOUNDLAND(PROVINCE)
TRINIDAD
MEXICO GULF
*OILS
*POLLUTION
SEEPAGE
Trinidad
Barter Island
Newfoundland
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0723310
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0723310
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Summary:A literature survey was conducted to determine where naturally occurring oil seeps have been reported to be injecting oil into the sea. The purpose of this was to locate natural laboratories where fate and behavior studies on oil in the marine environment might be conducted. Emphasis was placed upon seeps in the northern half of the Western Hemisphere. Results of these studies will contribute to the establishment of a logical marine pollution monitoring program by the U.S. Coast Guard. Of the locations determined, those which are most likely to be useful for planned Coast Guard studies are: near Barter Island, Alaska; southern California; western Newfoundland; and in the Gulf of Paria west of Trinidad. (Author)

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