Ebook: Oil Spill Response: A Global Perspective

International experts in the field of oil spill response, including reprsentatives from 26 NATO countries, participated in a workshop in Canada to discuss their experience in the development and application of current and emerging technologies for oil spill response in the marine environment. These presentations which form the basis of chapters in this book provide a practical viewpoint of methods used to deal with oil spills under the variety of environmental conditions found in the marine environment. In particular, focus is given to the evaluation of oil spill countermeasures for use under arctic conditions in light of anticipated regional increases in marine traffic (e.g. Northwest Passage) and industrial activities (e.g. offshore oil and gas exploration) in the future.

This book provides a timely international perspective on applied research and development, technology transfer, and “lessons learned” from field trials and actual case studies associated with recent spill events. Topics include Preparedness/Contingency Planning, (Eco-terrorism); Oil Spill Fate and Transport (Environmental Persistence, Remote Sensing, modelling, Biodegradation), Biological Effects (Environmental Effects Monitoring and Environmental Risk Assessment); and Operational Response (Containment/Recovery Treating Agents, Shoreline Cleanup, In-situ Burning, Emerging Response Strategies). This book provides a synopsis as to the methods currently employed to deals with spills and an insight on future technologies under development.

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International experts in the field of oil spill response, including reprsentatives from 26 NATO countries, participated in a workshop in Canada to discuss their experience in the development and application of current and emerging technologies for oil spill response in the marine environment. These presentations which form the basis of chapters in this book provide a practical viewpoint of methods used to deal with oil spills under the variety of environmental conditions found in the marine environment. In particular, focus is given to the evaluation of oil spill countermeasures for use under arctic conditions in light of anticipated regional increases in marine traffic (e.g. Northwest Passage) and industrial activities (e.g. offshore oil and gas exploration) in the future.

This book provides a timely international perspective on applied research and development, technology transfer, and “lessons learned” from field trials and actual case studies associated with recent spill events. Topics include Preparedness/Contingency Planning, (Eco-terrorism); Oil Spill Fate and Transport (Environmental Persistence, Remote Sensing, modelling, Biodegradation), Biological Effects (Environmental Effects Monitoring and Environmental Risk Assessment); and Operational Response (Containment/Recovery Treating Agents, Shoreline Cleanup, In-situ Burning, Emerging Response Strategies). This book provides a synopsis as to the methods currently employed to deals with spills and an insight on future technologies under development.

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International experts in the field of oil spill response, including reprsentatives from 26 NATO countries, participated in a workshop in Canada to discuss their experience in the development and application of current and emerging technologies for oil spill response in the marine environment. These presentations which form the basis of chapters in this book provide a practical viewpoint of methods used to deal with oil spills under the variety of environmental conditions found in the marine environment. In particular, focus is given to the evaluation of oil spill countermeasures for use under arctic conditions in light of anticipated regional increases in marine traffic (e.g. Northwest Passage) and industrial activities (e.g. offshore oil and gas exploration) in the future.

This book provides a timely international perspective on applied research and development, technology transfer, and “lessons learned” from field trials and actual case studies associated with recent spill events. Topics include Preparedness/Contingency Planning, (Eco-terrorism); Oil Spill Fate and Transport (Environmental Persistence, Remote Sensing, modelling, Biodegradation), Biological Effects (Environmental Effects Monitoring and Environmental Risk Assessment); and Operational Response (Containment/Recovery Treating Agents, Shoreline Cleanup, In-situ Burning, Emerging Response Strategies). This book provides a synopsis as to the methods currently employed to deals with spills and an insight on future technologies under development.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Oil Spill Response and the Challenges of Arctic Marine Shipping: An Assessment by the Arctic Council....Pages 3-3
Oil Spills in the Arctic: A Review of Three Decades of Research at Environment Canada....Pages 5-6
Oil Under Ice Detection: What is the State-of-the-Art?....Pages 7-19
Practical and Effective Technologies for Oil Spill Recovery Operations in Arctic Conditions....Pages 21-21
Recent Mid-Scale Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Pack Ice for In-Situ Burning....Pages 23-39
Weathering of Oil Spills Under Arctic Conditions: Field Experiments with Different Ice Conditions Followed by In-Situ Burning....Pages 41-62
Dispersant Effectiveness Experiments Conducted on Alaskan Crude Oils in Very Cold Water at the Ohmsett Facility....Pages 63-64
Enhanced Chemical Dispersion Using the Propeller Wash from Response Vessels....Pages 65-65
Evaluation of Arctic In-Situ Oil Spill Response Countermeasures....Pages 67-67
Oma Formation in Ice-Covered Brackish Waters: Large-Scale Experiments....Pages 69-69
Joint Industry Program on Oil Spill in Arctic and Ice Infested Waters: An Overview....Pages 71-88
Countermeasures for the Beaufort Transition Season....Pages 89-89
New Oil Containment Technology: For Fast and Narrow Waters....Pages 91-109
Viscous Oil Pumping Technology and Annular Water Lubrication Techniques....Pages 113-113
Development of a Strategy for Offshore Use of Dispersants in Norwegian Waters....Pages 115-115
French Sea Trials on Chemical Dispersion: DEPOL 04 & 05....Pages 117-118
Dispersant Research in a Specialized Wave Tank: Mimicking the Mixing Energy of Natural Sea States....Pages 119-140
Wave Tank Studies on Chemical Dispersant Effectiveness: Dispersed Oil Droplet Size Distribution....Pages 141-142
Wave Tank Studies on Formation and Transport of OMA from the Chemically Dispersed Oil....Pages 143-157
Optimal Nutrient Application Strategies for the Bioremediation of Tidally-Influenced Beaches....Pages 159-177
Benthos Community Monitoring of A Dumping Area During Liquid Natural Gas Plant Construction....Pages 181-182
Oil Fingerprinting and Spill Source Identification....Pages 183-189
What Compounds in Crude Oil Cause Chronic Toxicity to Larval Fish?....Pages 191-192
Potential Impacts of an Orimulsion Spill on Marine (Atlantic Herring; Clupea harengus) and Estuarine (Mummichog; Fundulus heteroclitus) Fish Species in Atlantic Canada....Pages 193-194
Effectiveness of Dispersants for Coastal Habitat Protection as a Function of Types of Oil and Dispersant....Pages 195-196
How Clean is Clean?: Development of Monitoring Methods to Determine Environmental and Socially Acceptable End-Points of Clean-Up....Pages 197-197
Microbial and Abiotic Removal of Ydrocarbon Components in Oil Tanker Ballast Water Processed by the Alyeska Ballast Water Treatment Facility in Port Valdez, Alaska....Pages 199-199
Oil Spill Drift and Fate Model....Pages 203-204
Modelling of Oil Droplet Kinetics Under Breaking Waves....Pages 205-220
The Necessity of Applying Sar Imagery to Oil Spill Modeling in Cases of Data Obfuscation....Pages 221-236
Prevention of Oil Spills Caused by Premeditated Negative Influence....Pages 237-256
Spillview: A Support to Decision-Making Software in Emergency Response to Marine Oil Spill....Pages 259-259
Accidental Marine Pollution in Belgium: The Emergence of Response Strategies....Pages 261-270
Dimensioning of Norwegian Oil Spill Preparedness: Focusing on the Arctic North Norway and the Barents Sea....Pages 271-287
Regional Citizens’ Advisory Councils: Ensuring Safe Transport of Crude Oil in Alaska....Pages 289-289
The Role of the Regional Environmental Emergencies Team (REET) in Emergency Response in the Atlantic Region of Canada....Pages 291-292
Minimizing Environmental Impact of Oil Spills: Statoil’S R&D Position and Priorities....Pages 293-293
Modeling Impacts and Tradeoffs of Dispersant Use on Oil Spills....Pages 295-296
Development of Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems and Impact on Oil Plume Drift Calculations....Pages 297-320
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council: Recent Marine Environmental Initiatives in the Arctic Council....Pages 321-322
The Eastern Mediterranean-Black Sea System with High Oil Spill Risk....Pages 323-325
UK: Recent Counter Pollution R&D Activities....Pages 327-340
Ice Overview for the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River....Pages 341-341
Back Matter....Pages 343-343
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