Capturing Compensation 147 nant literature on the political economy of mineral resources
in developing countries. He concludes that oil is neither a curse nor a blessing. It is …

In general, marine pollution by petroleum and its derivatives has aroused great interest in
the scientific community, especially after the large oil spills from tankers such as the Torrey …

Chemical fingerprinting approach to environmental assessment is illustrated in the
evaluation of marine oil pollution in the coasts using two limpet species as bioindicator …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were collected at six sampling
stations (Fig. 1) in Laguna de Terminos once a month from February to July, 1991. This …

The content and distribution of n-alkane (C8–C35) and isoprenoid (pristane and phytane)
hydrocarbons were investigated in two species of bivalve mollusk, mussel (Mytilus …

Debido a sus propiedades carcinogénicas y mutagénicas los hidrocarburos aromáticos
policíclicos (HAP) han sido estudiados ampliamente. La determinación de los HAP en …

Petroleum has been recognized as a potential environmental contaminant since shortly after
the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Reports of the biological consequences of ship …

The precision of sampling and analytical methods used to determine benzo (a) pyrene (BaP)
concentrations in mussel tissue were tested. BaP concentrations in the whole tissue of 10 …

ABSTRACT The Environmental Monitoring of the Gulf of Paria (GOP) Project in the Institute
of Marine Affairs (IMA) began in 1996 and comprised nine (9) components. Assessment of …

Clams comprise a group of bivalve species of high commercial value. As with other bivalves
such as oysters and scallops, overexploitation has led to the decline of wild populations …