TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of an Oil Spill on the Macroinvertebrates and Fish in A Small Southwestern Virginia Creek
AU - Masnik, Michael T.
AU - Stauffer, Jay R.
AU - Hocutt, Charles H.
AU - Wilson, James H.
PY - 1976/1/1
Y1 - 1976/1/1
N2 - Plum Creek, a small 4th order tributary of the Clinch River in southwestern Virginia, experienced an oil spill in May, 1973. Approximately 13,000 liters of No. 2 fuel oil entered the creek 4.2 km above the confluence with the Clinch River. Collections of benthos and fishes made at eight stations over a five-month period indicated minimal mortality. Immediate mortality of water snakes and waterfowl appeared relatively high. Fishes did not exhibit significant decreases in numbers of taxa or specimens collected at the site of the spill for the length of the survey.
AB - Plum Creek, a small 4th order tributary of the Clinch River in southwestern Virginia, experienced an oil spill in May, 1973. Approximately 13,000 liters of No. 2 fuel oil entered the creek 4.2 km above the confluence with the Clinch River. Collections of benthos and fishes made at eight stations over a five-month period indicated minimal mortality. Immediate mortality of water snakes and waterfowl appeared relatively high. Fishes did not exhibit significant decreases in numbers of taxa or specimens collected at the site of the spill for the length of the survey.
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U2 - 10.1080/10934527609385771
DO - 10.1080/10934527609385771
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017043549
SN - 0360-1226
VL - 11
SP - 281
EP - 296
JO - Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering
IS - 4-5
ER -