Marine Environmental Pollution, 1Hydrocarbons

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Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Page v

Preface
Pages vii-x
Richard A. Geyer

Glossary
Pages xi-xii

List of Contributors to this Volume
Pages xiii-xiv

Introduction Original Research Article
Pages 1-18
Richard A. Geyer

Chapter 1 Oil Ecology Original Research Article
Pages 21-35
Carl H. Oppenheimer

Chapter 2 Naturally Occurring Hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Original Research Article
Pages 37-106
Richard A. Geyer, Charles P. Giammona

Chapter 3 Sources of Biogenic Methane in the Gulf of Mexico Original Research Article
Pages 107-132
Bernie B. Bernard

Chapter 4 Gaseous and Volatile Liquid Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment with Emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico Original Research Article
Pages 133-161
Theodor C. Sauer Jr., William M. Sackett

Chapter 5 Petroleum Residues in the Marine Environment Original Research Article
Pages 163-179
Lela M. Jeffrey

Chapter 6 Geographic Distribution of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Surficial Bottom Sediments of the Gulf of Mexico Original Research Article
Pages 181-205
Lewis R. Brown, Melvin Light, C. Douglas Minchew

Chapter 7 Biota Near Natural Marine Hydrocarbon Seeps in the Western Gulf of Mexico Original Research Article
Pages 207-228
Charles P. Giammona

Chapter 8 Ecology of a Submarine Petroleum Seep off the California Coast Original Research Article
Pages 229-263
Robert B. Spies, Paul H. Davis, Daniel H. Stuermer

Chapter 9 Distribution of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria on the Georgia Shelf Area and Oil-Degrading Activities Original Research Article
Pages 265-290
Carl H. Oppenheimer, Susan Siegel, Larry Day, Catherine Duncan

Chapter 10 Environmental Effects of a Natural Brine Seep at the East Flower Garden Bank, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Original Research Article
Pages 291-316
Thomas J. Bright, Eric N. Powell, Richard Rezak

Chapter 11 Worldwide Status of Research on Fate and Effect of Oil in the Marine Environment Original Research Article
Pages 319-335
H.R. Gould, C.B. Koons

Chapter 12 Processes Affecting the Fate of Oil in the Sea Original Research Article
Pages 337-351
Richard F. Lee

Chapter 13 Oil Pollution in Ice-Covered Arctic Waters Original Research Article
Pages 353-369
Gunter Weller

Chapter 14 Effects of Oil and Gas Drilling Operations on the Marine Environment Original Research Article
Pages 371-411
David A. Gettleson

Chapter 15 Environmental Aspects of Drilling Muds and Cuttings From Oil and Gas Operations in Offshore and Coastal Waters Original Research Article
Pages 413-432
Patrick H. Monaghan, Clayton D. McAuliffe, F.T. Weiss

Chapter 16 Effects of Drilling Mud on Seven Species of Reef-Building Corals as Measured in the Field and Laboratory Original Research Article
Pages 433-453
Jack H. Thompson Jr., Eugene A. Shinn, Thomas J. Bright

Chapter 17 Effects of Drilling Mud on the Growth Rate of the Reef-Building Coral, Montastrea Annularis Original Research Article
Pages 455-470
J. Harold Hudson, Daniel M. Robbin

Chapter 18 Drilling Mud Plumes From Offshore Drilling Operations: Implications for Coral Survival Original Research Article
Pages 471-496
E.A. Shinn, J.H. Hudson, D.M. Robbin, Carol K. Lee

Chapter 19 Evaluation of Impacts of the “Sansinena” Explosion and Bunker C Spill in Los Angeles Harbor, December 1976 Original Research Article
Pages 497-529
Dorothy F. Soule

References Review Article
Pages 531-568

Index
Pages 569-591