Project Information

Title: Shoreline Assessment and Oil Removal 94266-1

Project Year and Number: 1994: 94266-1

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1995: 95266, 1994: 94266, 1994: 94266-B

Principal Investigator (PI): Gail Irvine (US Geological Survey)

Managing Agency: ADEC

Assisting Personnel: Dan Mann, Jeff Short

Research Location: KEN/KAP

Restoration Category: General Restoration

Injured Resources Addressed: Intertidal Organisms

Abstract: The EVOS directly affected the scientific and recreational values and wilderness characteristics of shorelines of Kenai Fjords and Katmai National Parks. The oil reaching these sites after the EVOS was in the form of mousse. This study offers an opportunity to look at the longer term degradation of oil in mousse form, which is more resistant to degradation. These degradation rates could differ substantially from the degradation rates of oil in Prince William Sound (PWS). To ensure comparability of data, the methods and locations established as study sites for the 1992 National Park Service study will be duplicated. Oil samples will be taken from established sites and analyzed for hydrocarbon contamination. Analysis results will then be compared with prior sampling results to assess chemical and physical degradation rates.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: View (4,610 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: Beach profile, oiling conditions including percent cover and subsurface oiling conditions. Hard copy of draft interim status report entitled Fate and Persistence of Oil Stranded on Gulf of Alaska Shorelines during the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Monitoring Study 94266, Shoreline Assessment and Oil Removal. Availability: Upon Request.