Efficacy of seawater for washing oiled birds during an oil spill response

被引：7

作者：

Finlayson, Graeme R. ^{[1
]}

Chilvers, B. Louise ^{[1
]}

Pearson, Hayley ^{[1
]}

White, Bridey J. ^{[1
]}

Finlayson, Serena T. ^{[1
]}

Sievwright, Karin ^{[1
]}

van Zyl, Nicki ^{[1
]}

Morgan, Kerri J. ^{[1
]}

Clumpner, Curt ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Massey Univ, Wildbase, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand

[2] Univ Calif Davis, Oiled Wildlife Care Network, Hlth Inst 1, Wildlife Hlth Ctr,Sch Vet Med, 1089 Vet Dr VM3B, Davis, CA 95616 USA

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2018年 / 126卷

关键词：

Oiled wildlife response; Contamination; Ducks; Seawater wash; Oil spill; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS; WATER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.080

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Aquatic pollution events can be detrimental to the survival of wildlife, particularly birds. To decontaminate affected birds, large quantities of fresh water are required. A recent study using seabird feathers, demonstrated that seawater wash/rinse can effectively remove oil from feathers. However to determine whether seawater was effective for live birds, we used 36 mallard ducks to replicate the oiled feather wash/rinse study. We investigated the time and volume of water used, bird water-proofing scores after daily swims and a barbule amalgamation index (BAI), for feathers collected at stages throughout the process. Results indicate that for oiled mallard ducks, the use of seawater for decontamination wash/rinse was effective. Seawater wash however, took longer and used a greater quantity of water. Time to birds being waterproof, was not significantly different between groups. The use of seawater has worldwide application for oiled wildlife response activities particularly in areas where freshwater supplies are limited.

引用

页码：137 / 140

页数：4