These data will be used to determine the effect of oil exposure on pinnipeds, sea otters and birds for both medical treatment and in jury assessment purposes. The program made resommendations for improving the triage process and will identify areas where additional research will be required. These data will be used to determine effects of petroleum exposure on serum chemistry for both triage and iniury assessment pu rposes .
Sea otters are especially vulnerable to the effects of exposure to oil.
This project also developed field methods used to determine the presence of low levels of petroleum on sea otter fur. David Ferrick, Jeffrey Stott, Joe Zinkl, lan Gardner, Jonna Mazet, Jan White, Scott Newman, and Mike Ziccardi.