Nutrient dynamics in marsh sediments contaminated by an oil spill following a flood

摘要

Flood waters during Octoer, 1994, ruptured a group of pipelines that released gasoline, diesel fuel and crude oil into the San Jacinto River near Houston, Texas. This mixture traveled downstream where it ignited inside a flooded house. The Resulting fire burned for seven days. A petroleum-contaminated wetland, designated as a research area, received no cleanup During the spill response. Sediment samples collected over a period of one year were analyzed for nutrients and petroleum Hydrocarbons. Natural levels of the nutrient analyses were estimated by monitoring the values over a year following the Event.