The North Cape oil spill: Hydrocarbons in Rhode Island coastal waters and Point Judith Pond
On 19 January 1996, the North Cape oil barge ran aground near Moonstone Beach, RI, and spilled over 2700 metric tons of No. 2 fuel oil during a severe winter storm. High winds and rough seas drove the oil into the water column, and the oil spread throughout Block Island Sound and into several coasta...
Published in: | Marine Environmental Research |
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DigitalCommons@URI
2001
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2106 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00100-3 |