Effects of Experimental Releases of Oil and Dispersed Oil on Arctic Nearshore Macrobenthos. II. Epibenthos

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Cross, William E., Martin, Carole M., Thomson, Denis H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Amphipoda; Canada. Baffin Island Oil Spill Project; Crustacea; Echinoderms; Environmental impacts; Marine oil spills; Oil spill dispersants; Hatt; Cape; waters; Nunavut; Ragged Channel; Arctic; Baffin Island; Canada; Cape Hatt; Arctique*; Baffin; Polaris
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64868

An experimental subsurface release of chemically dispersed oil at Cape Hatt, northern Baffin Island, resulted in short-term relatively high oil concentrations in the waters of two adjacent bays, whereas untreated oil released onto the surface of a third bay could not be detected in the water below a...