JUST HOW SERIOUS WAS THE SANTA BARBARA OIL SPILL

Preliminary findings of a biological survey carried out in the Santa Barbara Channel to assess the effects on marine life ( biota ) of crude oil liberated in the vicinity of Union Oil Cos Platform A indicate that, with the exception of birdlife, ecological damage by the oil spillage appeared to be very light.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • JONES, L G
  • Mitchell, C T
  • Anderson, E K
  • North, W J
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.
• Serial:
  • Ocean Industry
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills
• Old TRIS Terms: Biological effects (Oil)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1973 12:00AM