Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1986
Abstract
The objectives of this study were:
1) to determine whether substances present in refinery process water are found in adjacent sediments and bivalves
2) to determine the concentrations of compounds detected
3) to identify compounds that may have adverse effects on marine animals or their human consumers.
Keywords
Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, Wood-pulp industry -- Waste disposal -- Virginia, Pamunkey River (Va.) -- Mathematical models
Recommended Citation
deFur, P. O., Bender, M. E., Su, C. W., & et al. (1986) Polynuclear hydrocarbons in sediments and clams in the vicinity of a refinery outfall. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2679
