Oil spills and urban stormwater runoff: common threats to the early life stages of fish in the Salish Sea
Presentation Abstract
Fossil fuels are a significant source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in coastal watersheds and marine habitats throughout the Salish Sea. These widespread chemical contaminants are highly toxic to the embryos and larvae of freshwater and marine fish. This presentation will review NOAA oil spill research on PAH toxicity, from the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Prince William Sound to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Related threats to Salish Sea fish species will be discussed, in the context of future (episodic) oil spills and the more chronic ecological forcing pressure of non-point source urban stormwater runoff to fish spawning habitats.
Session Title
Session S-05B: Water Quality II
Conference Track
Toxics
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-5-2014 10:30 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 12:00 PM
Location
Room 608-609
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989; BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010; Fishes--Oil spills--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--Prevention; Runoff--Toxicology--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Fishes--Spawning--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Fishes--Effect of water pollution on--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Oil spills and urban stormwater runoff: common threats to the early life stages of fish in the Salish Sea
Room 608-609
Fossil fuels are a significant source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in coastal watersheds and marine habitats throughout the Salish Sea. These widespread chemical contaminants are highly toxic to the embryos and larvae of freshwater and marine fish. This presentation will review NOAA oil spill research on PAH toxicity, from the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Prince William Sound to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Related threats to Salish Sea fish species will be discussed, in the context of future (episodic) oil spills and the more chronic ecological forcing pressure of non-point source urban stormwater runoff to fish spawning habitats.
