1.4 Acknowledgements 



The support of all funding authorities (See Section 1.5) is grate- 

 fully acknowledged. During the acute phase of the spill, the Research 

 Lahoratory (U-lab) of the Swedish Environment Protection Board also 

 supported the investigation through the offices of Gunnar Guzikovski and 

 Paul Anderson, and the Swedish Coast Guard provided valuable assistance 

 throughout the investigation. 



The hard work of the technical and administrative staff of the Asko 

 Laboratory was a prime requisite for a successful study. The first 

 draft was typed by Kerstin Ernquist, Maureen Moir, Jane Sjolander and 

 Almaz Terrefe. Bibi Mayerhofer and Lis Klove-Bjb'rklund helped with many 

 of the illustrations. Leif Lundgren and Ulf Aneer helped in the field 

 with collection of samples. Carl-Henrik Bagger and Bernt Abrahamsson 

 commanded R/V Aurelia. Inger Hafdell and Ann-Britt Holm sorted macro- 

 fauna and Kerstin Rigneus phytoplankton samples. The team of Asko 

 scientists, led by Dr. Bengt-Owe Jansson (Director of Asko Laboratory), 

 who participated in the initial investigation and study plan design 

 included, apart from the authors of this report (listed in section 1.3), 

 the following persons: Dr. Sven Ankar, Hans Cederwall, Rke Hagstrom, 

 Ruth Hobro, Nils Kautsky, Inger Wallentinus and Fredrik Wulff. During 

 this initial phase the U.S. NOAA/OCSEAP SOR team provided invaluable 

 guidance concerning both oil spills in general and sampling for hydro- 

 carbons in particular. The administrative staff of OCSEAP also assisted 

 with administrative help and typing interim reports, contracts for the 

 chemical analysis, communications, and drafts of the report. These 

 people include Wanda Power, Rosalie Redmond, Kay Jentsch, Norene Easton, 

 Rosa Echard, and Mary Venis. Susan Rothschild typed the corrections and 

 final copy. Final editing and coordinated proofing was done by Marian 

 Cord, who supervised the report through the stages of publication. 



At several points in the process of applying for funds to continue 

 the chemical backup of the study, and in the process of producing this 

 document, program descriptions were written and circulated to reviewers 

 for comment. These reviews and comments were very helpful in evaluating 



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