A Field Evaluation of Selected Beach-Cleaning Techniques

A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate selected countermeasures for the cleanup of oil on remote beaches. These experiments formed part of the Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) Project, which was conducted at Cape Hatt, N.W.T., between 1980 and 1983. An isolated lagoon was selected with a se...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Owens, Edward H., Robson, Wishart, Foget, Carl R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
Subjects:
Beaches
Biodegradation
Canada. Baffin Island Oil Spill Project
Environmental impacts
Intertidal zones
Marine oil spills
Oil spill burning
Oil spill cleanup
Oil spill dispersants
Crude oil
Sediments (Geology)
Shorelines
Eclipse Sound
Nunavut
Hatt
Cape
waters
Ragged Channel
Arctic
Baffin Island
Canada
Cape Hatt
Baffin
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64872

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