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Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects
TABLE I-12 Ranges of Worldwide Land-based Contributions of Oil and Grease to the Sea
Unit Load Based on Urban Area (g m−2 yr−1 )
Annual Load (tonne yr−1 )
World Region
Coastal Zone
Description
Low
Best Est.
High
Low
Best Est.
High
North Americaa
A
No urban areas
0
0
0
0
0
0
B
Coastal
0
0
0
0
0
0
Saskatchewan
1.13
1.25
12.22
39,367
43,542
424,440
Subtotal
39,367
43,542
424,440
C
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
7,711
8,529
82,137
St. Lawrence
1.13
1.25
12.22
22,330
24,699
240,759
Subtotal
30,041
33,228
323,896
D
Coastal
1.13
12.22
12.22
137,971
1,487,571
1,487,571
Delaware
12.22
12.22
12.22
62,130
62,130
62,130
Hudson
1.13
12.22
12.22
24,912
268,593
268,593
James
1.13
12.22
12.22
8,715
93,964
93,964
Potomac
1.13
1.25
12.22
2,211
2,446
23,843
Susquehanna
1.13
1.25
12.22
31,066
34,361
334,943
Subtotal
267,005
1,949,065
2,271,044
E
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
90,504
100,104
975,790
Altamaha
1.13
1.25
12.22
6,234
6,896
67,218
Neuse
1.13
1.25
12.22
11,874
13,133
128,021
Roanoke
1.13
1.25
12.22
5,476
6,057
59,043
Santee
1.13
1.25
12.22
30,353
33,573
327,262
Savannah
1.13
1.25
12.22
7,191
7,954
77,533
Subtotal
151,633
167,717
1,634,867
F
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
48,015
53,108
517,689
Alabama-Tombigbee
1.13
1.25
12.22
22,503
24,890
242,625
Apalachicola
1.13
1.25
12.22
24,613
27,223
265,366
Subtotal
95,131
105,222
1,025,680
G
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
85,345
94,398
920,166
Gulf coast refineries
—
—
—
2,005
2,882
3,759
Brazos
1.13
1.25
12.22
16,309
18,039
175,838
Colorado (TX)
1.13
1.25
12.22
16,879
18,670
181,989
Mississippi
1.13
1.13
1.13
525,638
525,638
525,638
Rio Grande
1.13
1.25
12.22
49,709
54,982
535,947
Sabine
1.13
1.25
12.22
7,896
8,734
85,137
Trinity
1.13
1.25
12.22
26,736
29,572
288,257
Subtotal
730,517
752,913
2,716,731
Ha
Coastal and inland rivers
52,405
108,189
383,817
I
No urban areas
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ja
Coastal and inland rivers
27,906
57,612
204,387
K
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
112,086
123,976
1,208,486
L
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
49,137
54,349
529,786
Sacramento
1.13
1.25
12.22
34,511
38,171
372,087
San Joaquin
1.13
1.25
12.22
52,118
57,647
561,928
Subtotal
135,767
150,168
1,463,800
M
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
61,230
67,725
660,166
Columbia
1.13
1.25
12.22
34,542
38,206
372,425
Subtotal
95,772
105,931
1,032,591
N
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
3,916
4,332
42,223
O
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
1,762
1,949
19,002
P
Coastal
1.13
1.25
12.22
4,985
5,514
53,746
Copper
0
0
0
0
0
0
Susitna
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal
4,985
5,514
53,746
Q
Coastal
0
0
0
0
0
0
Yukon
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotala
1,667,983
3,443,557
12,216,509
Africa
118,619
244,889
868,779
Europe
1,500,400
3,097,582
10,989,115
Central America
109,541
226,147
802,290
South America
227,567
469,813
1,666,729
Asia
820,264
1,693,439
6,007,717
Oceania
96,511
199,247
706,856
TOTAL
4,540,885
9,374,674
33,257,994
NOTES: a
