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Effects of Marine Oil spills: Oil spills can have a serious economic impact on coastal activities and on those who exploit the resources of the sea. In most cases, such damage is temporary and is caused primarily by the physical properties of oil creating nuisance and hazardous conditions. This article describes the different effects of...; Tags: Spill; White papers
Scientists Respond to Oil spill Near Woods Hole: On 27 April 2003, a fuel barge carrying a load of No. 6 fuel oil apparently struck a submerged object off of Westport, damaging its cargo holds. An estimated 15,000 gallons of very viscous, tarry cargo was spilled into Buzzards Bay. The spill is seen as scattered "pancakes" of thick...; Tags: spill; White papers
Marine Oil spills: Marine oil spills are potential human-made hazards that threaten the coastal marine areas of the Waikato Region. They can range from small spills from recreational boats to larger, more serious oil spills from commercial vessels passing through the waters. This paper discusses how marine oil spills happen and how the...; Tags: spill; White papers
Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard: The paper mentions that Coastal oil spills are incredibly destructive, with intense short-term consequences and insidious long-term ones. No one wants to witness an oil spill, but they happen. And when they do, it should be seen as an opportunity to learn. WHOI is an extraordinary place to do that,...; Tags: spill; White papers
Oil spill Liability Trust Fund: The paper describes the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Under the oil pollution act of 1990, the owner or operator of a facility from which oil is discharged (also known as the responsible Party) is liable for the costs associated with the containment or cleanup of the spill and any...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, spill, pollution; White papers

The Costs of Oil spills: Obtaining detailed cost information for spills which cover a range of oil types and different geographical areas is generally difficult. Understandably many aspects of claims settlements are confidential between claimants and those providing compensation, and detailed cost data are not readily available. There are some factors affecting the costs of...; Tags: spill, compensation; White papers
Marine Oil spill Prevention Program: This article describes the marine oil spill preparedness component of the emergency response program, which exists specifically to prevent and respond to oil spills in Oregon's waters. Such spills pose a major potential threat to Oregon's waters, air, land, and wildlife. The risks are significant. If a spill were to...; Tags: SECURITY, spill, Oregon, emergency response; White papers
Decision Support System In Oil spill Management: Oil Spills can have severe and long-term biological, economic, political, cultural, and social impacts. While it is not possible to predict the impacts of an oil spill with any certainty, it is possible to evaluate the vulnerability of an area to a defined spill scenario based on the risk resources...; Tags: spill, decision support system, vulnerability; White papers 2006-07-12
Terrorism, Oil spills and Criminal Sanctions: The Hammer and the Anvil: The Water Quality Insurance Syndicate has offices in lower Manhattan in New York City, and the events of September 11th remain vivid. However, in its aftermath it was difficult to envision the broad reaching ripple effects resulting from the event. Among the effects is the clash of two major issues:...; Tags: sanction, spill, terrorism; White papers 2005-04-27
Evaluation of Remediation of an Oil spill in a Peat Bog: Chemical Analysis and Stable Isotope Ratio Monitoring: A pipeline spill at a peat bog occurred in Northern Alberta in the early 1970s (Nipisi). Since most oil spill cleanup and remediation efforts have focused on marine environments, this offered an opportunity to monitor the efforts of cleanup and remediation in a freshwater wetland. Several methods were attempted to...; Tags: spill, cleanup, monitoring, monitor, analysis, environment; White papers 2004-11-12
Innovative Treatment of Vegetable Oil Using Anaerobic Biodegradation: Vegetable oil spills are among the most common spills of organic materials in the United States. Although vegetable oils usually are not toxic in the classic sense, at least not to the extent normally associated with crude oil and refined petroleum products, they can cause severe harmful effects in contaminated...; Tags: spill, petroleum; White papers 2004-11-12
The 1986 Apex Houston Oil spill in Central California: Seabird Injury Assessments and Litigation Process: This article summarizes the biological and legal efforts, over a decade, to address impacts to seabirds from the 1986 Apex Houston oil spill in central California. This relatively small spill (616+ barrels) was conservatively estimated to have killed about 9,900 seabirds, including 6,300 Common Murres Uria aalge, as modified from...; Tags: spill, litigation; White papers 2004-02-09
spill Location: The article mentions how different factors affect the ability to contain and clean up an oil spill. Issues concerning geographic isolation, weather conditions, body of water, and type of shoreline are all considered when creating a spill site scenario. The remote location of an oil spill can present many logistical...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, spill, accident; White papers 2004-01-08
Oil spill Response Management: The paper mentions that as the federal governments lead agency in responding to oil spills in inland waters, EPA is responsible for monitoring and, if necessary, directing spill response efforts. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, EPA is required to direct the response in cases where the spill "is...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, spill, public health, monitoring, agency; White papers 2004-01-08
Communications and Data Exchange Via the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center: This paper reveals that oil tanker traffic is expected to increase significantly on the Black and Caspian Seas in the coming years, giving increased potential for more oil spills. The States decided to address this issue, with the Department of Energy's Office of Policy and International Affairs taking the lead....; Tags: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spill, industry; White papers 2003-03-25
Tide Patterns: The paper helps to predict as to how the oil will spread with respect to tide changes. It states that the trajectory analyst is often asked whether an offshore spill will move into a bay or estuary. To answer this question, one of the first things one should look at...; Tags: National Ocean Industries Association, bay; White papers 2002-08-12
Managing Agricultural Resources During Oil spills: Case of the OSSA II Pipeline spill in Bolivia, 2000: On January 30, 2000 an estimated 29,000 barrels of mixed crude oil and condensate were released into the Desaguadero River on the Bolivian Altiplano. The spill threatened the feeding and watering grounds for over 50,000 head of livestock, including sheep, cattle, llamas, and pigs. This paper presents a brief summary...; Tags: spill; White papers 2002-07-12
Preparing for Oil spills: Contingency Planning: Oil spills are, unfortunately, common events in many parts of the United States. Most of them are accidental, so no one can know when, where, or how they will occur. Preventing oil spills is the best strategy for avoiding potential damage to human health and the environment. However, once a...; Tags: Business security, Environment Protection Agency, spill, contingency planning, health care, environment, strategy; White papers 2002-06-26
Response to Oil spills: The paper mentions that response to oil spills requires the combined efforts of the owner or operator of the facility or vessel that spilled the oil, the federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC), and state and local government officials. The specific steps taken to respond to a spill depend on the type...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, spill, environment; White papers 2002-06-26
Mechanical Containment and Recovery of Oil Following a spill: This paper outlines some of the techniques and equipment that are used to conduct oil spill control efforts. When an oil spill occurs on water, it is critical to contain the spill as quickly as possible in order to minimize danger and potential damage to persons, property, and natural resources....; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, spill, technique; White papers 2002-06-26