Pathological examination of fish exposed to explosive based instantaneous pressure change

• Main Author: Godard, Danielle R
• Other Authors: Palace, Vince (Biological Science) Hanson, Mark (Environment and Geography), Baydack, Rick (Environment and Geography) Smits, Judit (University of Calgary)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: pathology; explosive; seismic; fish; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Cottus cognatus; Slimy sculpin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4056

Oil and gas exploration in Northern Canada uses explosive-based seismic techniques to locate hydrocarbon reserves beneath waterbodies not frozen to the bottom. The use of explosives in, or near, waterbodies has the potential to harm fishes, primarily through instantaneous pressure changes (IPCs) gen...