title: Oil contamination of sedimentary shores of the Galápagos Islands following the wreck of the Jessica.
abstract: Sediment samples were collected from sandy beaches at a variety of sites in the southern Galápagos Archipelago to assess levels of hydrocarbon contamination following the wreck of the oil tanker Jessica. Hydrocarbon levels in sediments were generally very low by international standards ranging between 0.4 and 48.9 ppm, with contamination attributable to the Jessica only detected at three sites Santa Fe, Playa Estación (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz) and Long Beach (Isabela). There was evidence of residual hydrocarbon contamination from sources other than the wreck of the Jessica.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland EH14 4AS, UK. p.f.kingston@hw.ac.uk
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kingston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Runciman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDougall
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000818:Animals; D004190:Disasters; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis*; D012767:Ships; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical