Oil contamination of sedimentary shores of the Galápagos Islands following the wreck of the Jessica

P. F. Kingston; D. Runciman; J. McDougall

doi:10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00159-0

Oil contamination of sedimentary shores of the Galápagos Islands following the wreck of the Jessica

P. F. Kingston, D. Runciman, J. McDougall

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Abstract

Sediment samples were collected from sandy beaches at a variety of sites in the southern Galápagos Archipelago to assess levels of hydrocarbon contamination following the wreck of the oil tanker Jessica. Hydrocarbon levels in sediments were generally very low by international standards ranging between 0.4 and 48.9 ppm, with contamination attributable to the Jessica only detected at three sites Santa Fe, Playa Estación (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz) and Long Beach (Isabela). There was evidence of residual hydrocarbon contamination from sources other than the wreck of the Jessica. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-312
Number of pages	10
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	47
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00159-0
Publication status	Published - Jul 2003

Keywords

Galápagos
Hydrocarbon contamination
Jessica
Oil spill
Sediments

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