Abstract
List of contributors Prologue Acknowledgments A bibliographic note David K. Johnson and Laura R. Rustin List of acronyms Part I. Introduction and Background: 1. Introduction and background John A. Wiens 2. The phases of an oil spill and scientific studies of spill effects Paul D. Boehm, Erich R. Gundlach and David S. Page Part II. Oil in the Environment: 3. Oil in the water column Paul D. Boehm, Jerry M. Neff and David S. Page 4. Surveying oil on the shoreline Edward H. Owens and P. Douglas Reimer 5. Ancient sites and emergency response: cultural resource protection Chris B. Wooley and James C. Haggarty 6. Fate of oil on shorelines David S. Page, Paul D. Boehm, John S. Brown, Erich R. Gundlach and Jerry M. Neff 7. Understanding subsurface contamination using conceptual and mathematical models Gary A. Pope, Kimberly D. Gordon and James R. Bragg 8. Removal of oil from shorelines: biodegradation and bioremediation Ronald M. Atlas and James R. Bragg Part III. Biological Effects: 9. Cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) as a biomarker in oil spill assessments James T. Oris and Aaron P. Roberts 10. Assessing effects and recovery from environmental accidents Keith R. Parker, John A. Wiens, Robert H. Day and Stephen M. Murphy 11. Shoreline biota Erich R. Gundlach, David S. Page, Jerry M. Neff and Paul D. Boehm 12. Oiling effects on pink salmon Ernest L. Brannon, Matthew A. Cronin, Al W. Maki, Larry L. Moulton and Keith R. Parker 13. Pacific herring Walter H. Pearson, Ralph A. Elston, Karen Humphrey and Richard B. Deriso 14. Oil and marine birds in a variable environment John A. Wiens, Robert H. Day and Stephen M. Murphy 15. Sea otters: trying to see the forest for the trees since Exxon Valdez David L. Garshelis and Charles B. Johnson Part IV. Assessing Oil Spill Effects and Ecological Recovery: 16. Characterizing ecological risks, significance, and recovery Mark A. Harwell, John H. Gentile and Keith R. Parker Part V. Conclusions: 17. Science and oil spills: the broad picture John A. Wiens Index.
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