IV-465 



"During the early stages of the investigation, approxi- 

 mately 400 live ducks, oiled to varying degrees, were 

 collected by Department personnel and shore residents. 

 Various types of cleaning agents were experimented with; 

 many of these cleansed birds were returned to the water. 

 Some were kept penned at a game breeder's farm to observe 

 survival rates. Of 22 penned that were cleansed, only 

 six were surviving at the end of a three-week period. 

 Despite the efforts made to rehabilitate ducks, it is 

 felt that their chance for survival is very poor." 



Thames River, Connecticut 



The Information for this case study is quoted directly from the 

 "Connecticut Newsletter: of the Connecticut Audubon Council dated 

 February 15, 1969, Vol. 2, No. 8. 



"An industrial oil barge ran aground, Thursday, January 16, 

 1969, on Bartlett's Reef near Waterford, Connecticut, 

 causing an undetermined amount of heavy bunker "C" oil 

 to be spilled in Long Island Sound. The Coast Guard 

 apparently did not hear about this spillage until 

 Saturday despite the fact that all oil ruptures are to be 

 reported at once. 



The beaches and rocky shore areas from Niantic to coastal Rhode 

 Island were blackened with large globs of gooey tar-like oil. 



