Lessons from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill disaster in Alaska

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作者：
Xia, Yuqiang [1 ]
Boufadel, Michel C. [2 ]
机构：
[1] China Univ Geosci, Sch Environm Studies, Minist Educ, Key Lab Biogeol & Environm Geol, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
[2] Temple Univ, Ctr Nat Resources Dev & Protect NRDP, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
来源：
DISASTER ADVANCES | 2010年 / 3卷 / 04期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Oil spill disasters; Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS); Lingering oil; Bioremediation; Alaska; PRINCE-WILLIAM-SOUND; LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE; SHORELINE ENVIRONMENTS; BEACH NOURISHMENT; GRAVEL BEACHES; BIOREMEDIATION; EXPERIENCES; STRATEGIES; FRESH;
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P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号：
07 ;
摘要：
Oil spills are potentially the most destructive pollution source impacting beaches and marshes. The lingering of oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in some of the Prince William Sound (PWS) beaches, Alaska poses a scientific challenge, because various studies expected the oil to disappear almost 20 years after the spill. This paper reviews the fate, effects and remediation evaluations of the EVOS. The hydro geological mechanism causing the oil persistence in tidal gravel beaches along PWS was highlighted. The experiences, lessons and results from the EVOS provide implications on locating and bioremediating spilled oil and on designing optimal bioremediation strategies in tidal gravel beaches (coarse-sediment beaches) widely distributed around the world, especially in mid- and high-latitude regions.
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页码：270 / 273
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