Quantitative evaluation of beach-stranded tar balls by means of air photographs

Golik, Abraham; Rosenberg, Nurit

doi:10.1016/0025-326x(87)90507-8

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“…With a sole exception of an experimental technique for using aerial photographs to quantify beached tar accumulation (Golik and Rosenberg 1987 ), beached tar collection is done by hand, and as a result is time and labor intensive. Depending on the method employed, beached tar measurements may be expressed as g/m or g/m 2 , where m (meters) refers to length of coastline and m 2 (square meters) refers to beach area.…”

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“…The Mediterranean Sea has been of great interest to researchers as well and was sampled for tar balls as part of Horn et al’s ( 1970 ) towing survey, as well as several other pelagic tar surveys (Zsolnay 1987 ; Golik et al 1988 ; Kornilios et al 1998 ) and observational reports (Oren 1970 ). The beaches of Spain (Shiber 1987 ), Beirut (Shiber and Barralesrienda 1991 ), Russia (Nemirovskaya 2011 ), and Israel (Shekel and Ravid 1977 ; Golik 1982 ; Tsouk et al 1985 ; Golik and Rosenberg 1987 ) have also been surveyed for the presence of beached tar. Pollution along Baltic Sea beaches was found to be dependent on the amount of oil spilled, the composition, meteorological changes, and the type of sedimentary rock on the coast (Nemirovskaya 2011 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Marine Tar Residues: a Review

Warnock

Hagen

Passeri

2015

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Marine tar residues originate from natural and anthropogenic oil releases into the ocean environment and are formed after liquid petroleum is transformed by weathering, sedimentation, and other processes. Tar balls, tar mats, and tar patties are common examples of marine tar residues and can range in size from millimeters in diameter (tar balls) to several meters in length and width (tar mats). These residues can remain in the ocean environment indefinitely, decomposing or becoming buried in the sea floor. However, in many cases, they are transported ashore via currents and waves where they pose a concern to coastal recreation activities, the seafood industry and may have negative effects on wildlife. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on marine tar residue formation, transport, degradation, and distribution. Methods of detection and removal of marine tar residues and their possible ecological effects are discussed, in addition to topics of marine tar research that warrant further investigation. Emphasis is placed on benthic tar residues, with a focus on the remnants of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in particular, which are still affecting the northern Gulf of Mexico shores years after the leaking submarine well was capped.

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Section: Distribution and Prevalencementioning

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Marine Tar Residues: a Review

Warnock

Hagen

Passeri

2015

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…presents a series of six air photographs, taken between July 1975 and November 1985, of the same, 25 m long, beach section in the central part of the Israeli coastline 4. The black lines of beach-stranded tar are clearly seen on these pictures.…”

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Decrease in the quantity of beach‐stranded tar in Israel

Golik¹

1989

Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry

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Examination of a series of air photographs taken between 1975 and 1985 of the Israeli coastline, as well as measurements on the ground, have shown that during that period a dramatic decrease in the quantity of the beach-stranded tar has occurred. There are also indications that the quantity of floating tar lumps is the Southeast Mediterranean has decreased. It is proposed that this reduction in tar pollution resulted from strict implementation of various resolutions on prevention of oil spillage into the sea taken by international conventions, from the 1979 increase in oil prices which resulted in developing means for prevention of accidental oil spillage in the sea, and from measures that were taken along the Israeli coast to prevent oil pollution and to clean long sections of beaches from tar.

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“…For example, there is no consensus on the type of aircraft to use, at what elevation or speed to fly, what types of debris can be seen from the air (we expect that very large debris will be seen), or what the sampling design should be. Other areas to investigate include the use of aerial photography (see Golik and Rosenberg [1987] for tar balls) and aerial reconnaissance as a tool specifically for pilot studies for selecting beach or nearshore sites for other sampling techniques discussed in Chapters 2 and 4.…”

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Marine debris survey manual

1993

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Quantitative evaluation of beach-stranded tar balls by means of air photographs

Cited by 13 publications

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Marine Tar Residues: a Review

Marine Tar Residues: a Review

Decrease in the quantity of beach‐stranded tar in Israel

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