TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chapter 1 



1.1 



1.2 

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 1.6 



1.7 

 Chapter 2 



2.1 

 2.2 

 2.3 

 Chapter 3 



3.1 

 3.2 

 3.3 

 3.4 



Chapter 4 



Editors' Note 



Abstract 



Executive Summary 



Development, early history and cleanup of the spill 

 (Olle Linden and John Kineman) 



The scientific study and participating institutions 

 Scientific personnel participating in the study 



Acknowledgements ..... 



Funding . 



Lessons learned for the management of oil spill 



investigations ..... 



(Olle Linden, Ragnar Elmgren, Lars Westin and John Kineman) 

 References ............ 



Perspective 



Baltic perspective ...... 



(Ragnar Elmgren, Lars Westin and Olle Linden) 

 Alaskan perspective ...... 



(Ragnar Elmgren and John Kineman) 

 References ........ 



Scientific Summary and General Discussion .... 

 (Olle Linden, Ragnar Elmgren, Lars Westin and John Kineman) 



Background 



Discussion of results and major conclusions 

 Recommendations for spill research contingency plans 

 References 



Impact of Oil on the Pelagic Ecosystem 

 (Sif Johansson) 



4.3.1.1 Phytoplankton biomass 



4.3.1.2 Phytoplankton species composition 



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