Marine debris as an indicator of oil spill vulnerability along selected beaches of northern Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Main Author: McNeil, Mark
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2009
• Subjects: Newfoundland; The Beaches
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/8862/; https://research.library.mun.ca/8862/1/McNeil_Mark.pdf

This study investigated the morphological, sedimentological, energy regime, and marine debris characteristics of 4 beaches at the head of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Differing morphological, sedimentological and energy regime conditions alter the sensitivity of each system to oil spill...