Grounding of the Bahia Paraiso at Arthur Harbor, Antarctica. 1. Distribution and fate of oil spill related hydrocarbons

Vertical distribution and environmental significance of PAHs in soil profiles in Beijing, China

“…3). The relative abundance of high molecular-weight (HMW) PAHs (4-6 rings) and low molecular weight (LMW) PAHs (2-3 rings) was different, suggesting that PAH sources are different among the various sampling sites (Sicre et al 1987;Kennicutt et al 1991). Figures 2 and 3 show that PAH concentrations in the surface soils of different environmental domains were in the following order: urban area [ paddy field [ industrial region [ farmland [ orchard.…”

Organochlorine Pollutants in Western Antarctic Peninsula Sediments and Benthic Deposit Feeders

“…Site 2 was very close to the Palmer Station (Fig 1) where Aroclor 1260 might have been used before and an Argentine ship Bahia Paraiso sank in 1989 (59)(60)(61) . Site 1 was very close to King George Island (South Shetland Islands) which has the highest density of scientific stations on the Antarctic Peninsula (Fig 1b).…”

TBT contamination of remote marine environments: Ship groundings and ice-breakers as sources of organotins in the Great Barrier Reef and Antarctica

“…In one of the most serious accidents, the Argentine navy transport vessel Bahia Paraiso ran aground on rocks, near Palmer Station in 1989. Around 600,000 L of diesel was spilt, killing shallow water invertebrates and algae (Kennicutt et al, 1991). The first reported accident involving a tourist ship occurred early in 2007, when the Norwegian Coastal Voyage (NCV) Nordkapp struck rocks near Deception Island on the Antarctic Peninsula (Williams, 2007).…”