An Oiled Arctic Shore

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Barber, F.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1971
• Subjects: Beaches; Diesel fuels; Environmental impacts; Fuel oils; Intertidal zones; Marine oil spills; Marine petroleum transportation; Oil spill cleanup; Sea ice; Resolute Bay; Nunavut; Resolute; Arctic; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66186

A portion of the fuel oil spilled into the harbour at Resolute, Northwest Territories, late in August 1970 went ashore there and, as yet, a firm arrangement concerning cleanup has not been made. The oiling occurred mainly on the upper portion of the intertidal zone, but not above high water . The oi...