Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) and N-Alkane Residues in Seabird Eggs after the Grounding of the Sea Empress.
The grounding of the Sea Empress in February 1996 resulted in large-scale oil pollution of the water around the Pembrokeshire coast and its associated island seabird colonies. The accident occurred at about the time that seabirds were returning to their breeding colonies. Therefore, it was possible that breeding birds might transfer oil directly to their eggs through contact with oiled nesting material, feathers and feet, or oral ingestion of sub-lethal amounts of hydrocarbons and subsequent transfer to yolk. Exposure of adult birds and eggs to crude oil or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are present in crude oil, can have adverse effects on egg structure and quality, embryo development and hatching success. This dataset contains the results of an investigation into the PAH and n-alkane content of seabird eggs on the coast of Pembrokeshire following the Sea Empress oil spill. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there was any evidence of hydrocarbon contamination of seabird eggs resulting from the Seam Empress spill.
- Dull adnabod
- Rhychwant
- Dosbarthiad
- Ansawdd
- Allweddeiriau
- System Cyfeirio Gofodol
- Cynnwys
- Cyfyngiadau
- Cynnal a chadw
- Metadata
Dull adnabod
- Dynodydd
- NRW_DS110213
- Teitl Amgen
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- Gweddillion n-alcan a hydrocarbon aromatig amlgylchredol mewn wyau adar mor ar ol damwain olew y Sea Empress.
- Laith Metadata
- English
- Datganiad
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Increased monitoring efforts and impact assessment following the Sea Empress oil spill. The only data associated with this project is held within the report. The methods of data capture involved measuring the level of contaminants within the breeding populations. N-alkane and PAH concentrations in the eggs of carious coastal species from oil-contaminated breeding colonies around the Pembrokeshire coast. The levels of contamination were compare with those detected in the eggs of the same or similar species, which were collected from the Isle of May, off the NE coast of Britain. The Isle of May was unaffected by the Sea Empress spill. A sample of weather oil from the Sea Empress was also analysed for n-alkane and PAH levels to obtain a fingerprint of the oil that could be compared with residues detected in eggs.
- Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
- 1997-10-30
Ystod amser
- Dyddiad cychwyn
- 1996-11-13
- Dyddiad gorffen
- 1996-11-14
- Categori pwnc
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- Biota
Rhychwant
Rhychwant
- Hyd
- SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE
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Maint Fertigol
- Maint allweddair MEDIN
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benthic boundary layer
Dosbarthiad
- Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad
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Documents
Documents
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- Math
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Report in PDF format (NB Report won't open in Adobe Acrobat or Word)
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Documents
Documents
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Ansawdd
Ansawdd Data
- Cwmpas Ansawdd
- Dataset
- Datganiad
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Increased monitoring efforts and impact assessment following the Sea Empress oil spill. The only data associated with this project is held within the report. The methods of data capture involved measuring the level of contaminants within the breeding populations. N-alkane and PAH concentrations in the eggs of carious coastal species from oil-contaminated breeding colonies around the Pembrokeshire coast. The levels of contamination were compare with those detected in the eggs of the same or similar species, which were collected from the Isle of May, off the NE coast of Britain. The Isle of May was unaffected by the Sea Empress spill. A sample of weather oil from the Sea Empress was also analysed for n-alkane and PAH levels to obtain a fingerprint of the oil that could be compared with residues detected in eggs.
Allweddeiriau
Allweddair
- Math
- Theme
Dyfyniad
- Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
- 2008-06-01
Allweddair
- NRW Thesaurus
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- Sea Empress
- Pembrokeshire Coast
- birds (see also specific species,groups eg.seabirds and bird studies)
- oiled birds
- cormorants
- phalacrocorax carbo
- choughs
- pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- marine and freshwater inventory
- Math
- Theme
Dyfyniad
- Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
- 2023-12-31
Allweddair
- SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Bird reproduction
- Pollution events
- Math
- Theme
Dyfyniad
- Dyddiad (Adolygu)
- 2021-01-06
Allweddair
System Cyfeirio Gofodol
Cynnwys
Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Proffil CNC
Elfennau CNC
- Teitlau cysylltiedig CNC
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and n-alkane residues in seabird eggs after the grounding of the Sea Empress
Cyfyngiadau
Cyfyngiadau
Cyfyngiadau ar Fynediad a Defnydd Cyhoeddus
- Math o Gyfyngiad
- Other restrictions
Cyfarwyddeb Cyfyngiadau Mynediad
- Cyfyngiadau
- no limitations
Testun cyfyngiadau mynediad
- Cyfyngiadau eraill
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Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. The sensitive data is detailed location of nest sites of Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.
Defnyddiwch gyfyngiadau
- Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
- Other restrictions
- Cyfyngiadau eraill
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© CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence and NRWs guidance on Ecological data exempt from general release.
Metadata
Metadata
- Dynodydd Ffeil
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130323133 XML
- Laith Metadata
- English
- Math o adnodd
- Dataset
- Dyddiad Metadata
- 2024-05-31T09:42:47.777Z
- Enw Safonol Metadata
- NRW
- Fersiwn Metadata
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