A Survey of Literature on Oil Spill Effects on Marine Organisms on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada With a Focus on Bitumen Related Products

A literature review, focusing on oil sand products (e.g., diluted bitumen), diluents, spill-treating agents, and crude oil toxicology and ecological studies, relevant to the northeast Pacific was compiled as part of the Government of Canada’s World Class Tanker Safety program. Of the 763 references identified, 14 involved diluted bitumen and other heavy crude oils, indicating the need for further research of these products in the marine environment. Diluent research suggests relatively fast evaporation and dispersion times for this component, however high toxicities may pose a threat to marine biota. Historical studies indicate older dispersant formulations had potential ecological implications, therefore newer formulations, which have not been studied in detail, require full assessment. Consistent utilization of toxicology standards remains elusive, hindering species sensitivity analyses. Exxon Valdez literature demonstrates highly variable impacts from a single oil type and the need for baseline data, recovery status, and suitable ecological end-point determination.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2017
Date ( RI_366 )
2017
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Nearshore Ecosystems Section - Herb Herunter ( Aquatic Science Biologist )
Centre for Aquaculture & Environmental Research (CAER), 4160 Marine Drive , West Vancouver , British Columbia , V7V 1N6 , Canada
(604) 666-7924
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
biannually; semestriel RI_538
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Pacific
  • British Columbia
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Literature
  • Oil spills
  • Marine biology
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Begin date
1973-01-01
End date
2015-12-31
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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
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RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Nearshore Ecosystems Section - Herb Herunter ( Aquatic Science Biologist )
Centre for Aquaculture & Environmental Research (CAER), 4160 Marine Drive , West Vancouver , British Columbia , V7V 1N6 , Canada
(604) 666-7924
OnLine resource
Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3219: A Survey of Literature on Oil Spill Effects on Marine Organisms on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada With a Focus on Bitumen Related Products ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
A survey of literature on oil spill effects on marine organisms on the West Coast of BC Canada with a focus on bitumen related products ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng

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A survey of literature on oil spill effects on marine organisms on the West Coast of BC Canada with a focus on bitumen related products ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;fra

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Oil Spill Effects - Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng

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Oil Spill Effects - Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;fra

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Oil Spill Effects - Code Legend ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng

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Oil Spill Effects - Code Legend ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;fra

OnLine resource
Oil Spill Effects on the West Coast of British Columbia ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Oil Spill Effects on the West Coast of British Columbia ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

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Metadata language
eng; CAN
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utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-06T12:40:38.703Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_410
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Nearshore Ecosystems Section - Herb Herunter ( Aquatic Science Biologist )
Centre for Aquaculture & Environmental Research (CAER), 4160 Marine Drive , West Vancouver , British Columbia , V7V 1N6 , Canada
(604) 666-7924
 
 

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