Gravimetric determination of water-repellancy in rehabilitated oiled seabirds |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Previously School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA;2. Department of Water Resources, College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam;3. Comerica Bank, Dallas, TX, USA;4. Department of Environmental Management, College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam;5. Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Technology, Can Tho University, Can Tho 900000, Viet Nam;6. Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, AR, USA |
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| Abstract: | After removing oil, the aim of oiled seabird rescue operations is to restore the water-repellancy of the birds plumage. Non-waterproof penguins absorb more water onto the plumage than waterproof penguins, measured gravimetrically. We suggest that oiled seabird rescue stations use this difference to test for readiness for release of cleaned birds. |
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