Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments
A baseline for petroleum residues in the sediments of the Cape Hatt Island in arctic Canada was obtained in anticipation of controlled oil releases of the Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) Project. In subtidal sediments, the existing background of petroleum residues has an upper limit in the low to sub...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64856 2023-05-15T14:19:14+02:00 Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments Cretney, Walter J. Green, David R. Fowler, Brian R. Humphrey, Blair Fiest, David L. Boehm, Paul D. 1987-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64856 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64856/48770 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64856 ARCTIC; Vol. 40 No. 5 (1987): Supplement: 1–279; 51-65 1923-1245 0004-0843 Beaches Bottom sediments Canada. Baffin Island Oil Spill Project Composition Hydrocarbons Marine oil spills Sediments (Geology) Eclipse Sound Nunavut Hatt Cape waters Ragged Channel info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1987 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:59Z A baseline for petroleum residues in the sediments of the Cape Hatt Island in arctic Canada was obtained in anticipation of controlled oil releases of the Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) Project. In subtidal sediments, the existing background of petroleum residues has an upper limit in the low to sub micro g/g concentration range. Petroleum was one of a variety of sources identified, including plant paraffin waxes and combustion products. Beach sediment hydrocarbons were quantitatively and qualitatively similar to those of subtidal sediments. The hydrocarbon baseline in sediments of the BIOS study area was found to be as low as might be found anywhere on earth and therefore ideally suited to the BIOS study.Key words: BIOS, arctic marine Canada, hydrocarbon baseline, sediments Mots clés: BIOS, Arctique marin canadien, niveau de référence d'hydrocarbures, sédiments Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Baffin Island Baffin Eclipse Sound Nunavut University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Canada Cape Hatt ENVELOPE(-79.832,-79.832,72.501,72.501) Eclipse Sound ENVELOPE(-78.998,-78.998,72.635,72.635) Nunavut ARCTIC 40 5 |
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A baseline for petroleum residues in the sediments of the Cape Hatt Island in arctic Canada was obtained in anticipation of controlled oil releases of the Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) Project. In subtidal sediments, the existing background of petroleum residues has an upper limit in the low to sub micro g/g concentration range. Petroleum was one of a variety of sources identified, including plant paraffin waxes and combustion products. Beach sediment hydrocarbons were quantitatively and qualitatively similar to those of subtidal sediments. The hydrocarbon baseline in sediments of the BIOS study area was found to be as low as might be found anywhere on earth and therefore ideally suited to the BIOS study.Key words: BIOS, arctic marine Canada, hydrocarbon baseline, sediments Mots clés: BIOS, Arctique marin canadien, niveau de référence d'hydrocarbures, sédiments |
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Cretney, Walter J. Green, David R. Fowler, Brian R. Humphrey, Blair Fiest, David L. Boehm, Paul D. |
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Cretney, Walter J. Green, David R. Fowler, Brian R. Humphrey, Blair Fiest, David L. Boehm, Paul D. |
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Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments |
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Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments |
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Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments |
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Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments |
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Hydrocarbon Biogeochemical Setting of the Baffin Island Oil Spill Experimental Sites. I. Sediments |
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hydrocarbon biogeochemical setting of the baffin island oil spill experimental sites. i. sediments |
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