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Oil Spill along the Arthur Kill, New York Harbor, from a 1990 Exxon Pipeline Rupture: Physical Damage Assessment and Restoration
In 1990, an Exxon pipeline spill discharged 567,000 gallons of No. 2 diesel fuel into the Arthur Kill, an industrialized estuary in New York Harbor. Two months later, a barge exploded nearby, spilling an additional 127,000 gallons of No. 2 oil. The Exxon spill resulted in the documented loss of 700 birds and in the degradation of 11 acres of tidal marsh. Sedimentological, biological, and fingerprinting analyses assisted in the determination of the extent of injuries and public losses arising from the spill. Using $11.5 million in restoration funds from the settlement with Exxon, the Trustees, through NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP), have been compensating the public for losses from the spill. Efforts have included enhancement and restoration of wetlands, replacement of non-native trees with native species to increase bird nesting opportunities, and land acquisition of critical habitats. The program has been successful and is still ongoing.
Oil Spill along the Arthur Kill, New York Harbor, from a 1990 Exxon Pipeline Rupture: Physical Damage Assessment and Restoration
In 1990, an Exxon pipeline spill discharged 567,000 gallons of No. 2 diesel fuel into the Arthur Kill, an industrialized estuary in New York Harbor. Two months later, a barge exploded nearby, spilling an additional 127,000 gallons of No. 2 oil. The Exxon spill resulted in the documented loss of 700 birds and in the degradation of 11 acres of tidal marsh. Sedimentological, biological, and fingerprinting analyses assisted in the determination of the extent of injuries and public losses arising from the spill. Using $11.5 million in restoration funds from the settlement with Exxon, the Trustees, through NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP), have been compensating the public for losses from the spill. Efforts have included enhancement and restoration of wetlands, replacement of non-native trees with native species to increase bird nesting opportunities, and land acquisition of critical habitats. The program has been successful and is still ongoing.
Oil Spill along the Arthur Kill, New York Harbor, from a 1990 Exxon Pipeline Rupture: Physical Damage Assessment and Restoration
Hay, Bernward (author) / Samanns, Ed (author) / Knauf, Susan (author) / Stevens, Donald (author) / Khan, Gul (author) / McBrien, Margaret (author)
Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2011 ; 2011 ; Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2011 ; 863-873
2011-06-21
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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