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Lund, R.A.; Noest, T.; Finstad, B.
Norsk Inst. for Naturforskning, Trondheim (Norway)1996
Norsk Inst. for Naturforskning, Trondheim (Norway)1996
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[en] Following the crash of a tanker truck in the autumn of 1994, 27000 litres of petrol, paraffin and diesel oil accidentally spilt into the river Vulluelva, Norway. This report discusses the observed biological effects of the spill. The spill immediately killed the entire brown trout parr population in the lower half of the stream and 30% of the sea trout spawning population. A few weeks later, after extensive clean-up and of heavy flood, significant numbers of trout spawned within a limited river stretch in the lowest part of the stream and not in the normally more favoured spawning habitats further upstream. Analyses of the chloride content of blood plasma of parr and spawners sampled at the final phase of the spawning period showed only a few cases of stressed physiological condition. The significant variation in the observed egg survival in the river stretch preferred for spawning may be related to possible negative impacts by hydrocarbons. The study demonstrates no negative impacts on fry growth during the first season following the contamination. Mass mortality of the zoobenthos followed the oil spill in October 1994 and the populations of the dominating groups were reduced to a very low level. The recovery of zoobenthos was not complete until 9-10 months later. 62 refs., 8 figs., 11 tabs
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Effekter paa oerret og bunndyr i Vulluelva foerste aaret etter et massivt oljeutslipp
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1996; 27 p; ISBN 82-426-0716-8;
; Also available from OSTI as DE98737123; NTIS

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