Analysis of shellfish samples from the Tampa Bay area following the August 10th oil spill.  Final report.

Sherblom, Paul M.; Pierce, Richard H.

dc.contributor.author	Sherblom, Paul M.
dc.contributor.author	Pierce, Richard H.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-06T15:10:01Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-06T15:10:01Z
dc.date.issued	1993-11-04
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/1463
dc.description	20 p. Includes table of contents, bibliographic references, appendices, charts and tables.	en
dc.description.abstract	This report describes a project where shellfish samples were collected and analyzed following an oil spill in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, to determine the presence of oil spill related contamination. Clams from several locations in waters north of Mullet Key were found to be free of contamination, while clams from other sites in the same general area were found to have elevated levels of hydrocarbon contamination. Oyster samples collected in John's Pass were found to be grossly contaminated by oil. The oil related components found in this sample are not only potentially toxic to the oysters themselves, but would also be detrimental to any organisms preying on the stressed oysters.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal Protection, Tallahassee, Florida.	en
dc.format.extent	294618 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Report ;	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 335	en
dc.subject	pollutants	en
dc.subject	oil spill	en
dc.subject	hydrocarbon contamination	en
dc.subject	marine toxins	en
dc.subject	oysters	en
dc.subject	shellfish	en
dc.subject	clams	en
dc.subject	Mercenaria campechiensis	en
dc.subject	Crassostrea virginica
dc.subject	Tampa Bay (Florida)
dc.title	Analysis of shellfish samples from the Tampa Bay area following the August 10th oil spill. Final report.	en
dc.type	Technical Report	en