Stranded tar on Florida beaches: September 1979–October 1980 |
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| Authors: | GC Romero GR Harvey DK Atwood |
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| Institution: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories, Ocean Chemistry and Biology Laboratory, 15 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA |
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| Abstract: | Amounts of tar stranded on Florida beaches were determined periodically over one year (September 1979–October 1980). Results show that tar fouling of southeast Florida beaches is an order of magnitude greater than the rest of the state. This may result from the extensive ship traffic in the Straits of Florida. There is no evidence that any Florida beaches received increased amounts of tar as a result of the 1979 Ixtoc-1 blowout in the southern Bay of Campeche. There is also no evidence that the amounts of tar on southeast Florida beaches have increased over amounts measured in API studies conducted in 1958 and 1971. |
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