When oil reaches the shoreline, considerable effort may be required to clean the affected areas. It is therefore essential that comprehensive and well-rehearsed arrangements for shoreline…
When used appropriately, dispersants can be an effective oil spill response strategy. They are capable of quickly removing significant quantities of oil from the sea surface by transferring it into…
In-situ burning is the term given to the process of burning floating oil at sea, at or close to the site of a spill. In order to undertake burning, the oil must be concentrated and an ignition…
Spills of chemicals at sea are handled differently from those that occur on land. Once the main physical and chemical properties, and hence the likely behaviour of a spilled substance are known,…
Whether solid, liquid or gaseous in form, when chemicals are spilled they can behave in a number of different ways. It is important to understand this behaviour so that health and safety…
A number of models have been developed to simulate weathering processes and forecast the fate of oil once spilled. The models follow a number of different approaches. They can range from a simple…
Whilst a range of response techniques have proven successful in laboratory and controlled field experiments in Arctic conditions, they are yet to be tested in a full-scale incident. The…
In addition to rocky shores and gravel/sand beaches similar to those found at lower latitudes, several shoreline types are unique to the Arctic. Tundra cliffs, inundated tundra, permafrost and…
The detection and tracking of oil in ice is one of the major technological challenges facing the Arctic spill response community. Although various techniques have proven successful in certain…
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