Effects of sheens associated with offshore oil and gas development on the feather microstructure of pelagic seabirds

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 672-678

  O'Hara, Patrick D ^a,b   Morandin, Lora A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feather structure; Gas; Hydrocarbon; Offshore; Oil; Seabirds; Sheen; Slick; Synthetic lubricant

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; GAS HYDROCARBON; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARITIME ACTIVITIES; NORTH ATLANTIC; OFFSHORE OIL; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM; PELAGIC SEABIRDS; PRODUCED WATER;

CRUDE OIL; DRILLING FLUIDS; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING OILS; METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; WELL DRILLING;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEATHER; GAS PRODUCTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEABIRD; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEATHER; GAS; NONHUMAN; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEABIRD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ALLE; ALLE ALLE; URIA AALGE;

EID: 77952764636     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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