Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6319158 | Environmental Pollution | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Sediment hydrocarbon signatures differed between remote and impacted coastal sites. ⺠A natural background comprised terrestrial plant alkanes and petrogenic PAHs. ⺠Impacted sites reflected a history of petrogenic and pyrogenic hydrocarbon inputs. ⺠Hydrocarbons at some sites exceeded guidelines for the protection of aquatic life. ⺠Protected sea otters may thus be at risk as they rely primarily on benthic prey.
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Authors
Kate A. Harris, Mark B. Yunker, Neil Dangerfield, Peter S. Ross,