The Urquiola oil spill,La Coruña,Spain: Case history and discussion of methods of control and clean-up |
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| Authors: | Erich R Gundlach Miles O Hayes |
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| Institution: | Coastal Research Division, Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A massive oil spill affected approximately 215 km of coastline as a result of the grounding and subsequent explosion of the supertanker Urquiola at the entrance to the harbour at La Coruña, Spain, on 12 May 1976. A total of 99–100 000 tons of Persian Gulf crude oil was lost, most of which burned, but an estimated 25–30 000 tons washed ashore. Over 2000 tons of dispersants were applied to the oil at sea. Land-based clean-up and control methods were largely inadequate to combat the spread of oil, and were ineffective at preventing large scale environmental damage. |
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