A Case Study of Oil Spill Trajectory Forecast Model for Effective Clean Up

Oil spills near the shore is an important environmental problem. The oil spill has to be contained in the early stages of the accident which otherwise would spread rapidly making it hard to control. The oil gets weathered affecting marine life and can get into the food chain and cause ecological distress. It also affects port and harbour activities. The after effects of the spill are mostly irreversible, so it is essential to follow proper control measures. It is essential to establish the spill forecast and movement for necessary prevention and mitigation measures. To do this, oil spill trajectory forecast models need to develop, that helps to provide the action plans to control the spill. A hydrodynamic simulation is carried out for the Ennore 2017 Chennai oil spill of India and corresponding trajectory analysis is performed. The results of the simulation will aid for effective cleanup measures to be followed in the region.

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The effect of oil spills on the bacterial diversity and catabolic function in coastal sediments: a case study on the Prestige oil spill

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-015-4458-y ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (20) ◽

pp. 15200-15214 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Alejandro Acosta-González ◽

Sophie-Marie Martirani-von Abercron ◽

Ramon Rosselló-Móra ◽

Regina-Michaela Wittich ◽

Silvia Marqués

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Diversity ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Coastal Sediments ◽

Prestige Oil Spill ◽

The Prestige

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A GIS planning model for urban oil spill management

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2001.0295 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 239-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

J. Li

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Pollution Prevention ◽

Control Measures ◽

Planning Model ◽

Local Conservation ◽

Control Plan ◽

Environmental Features ◽

And Control ◽

The City

Oil spills in industrialized cities pose a significant threat to their urban water environment. The largest city in Canada, the city of Toronto, has an average 300–500 oil spills per year with an average total volume of about 160,000 L/year. About 45% of the spills was eventually cleaned up. Given the enormous amount of remaining oil entering into the fragile urban ecosystem, it is important to develop an effective pollution prevention and control plan for the city. A Geographic Information System (GIS) planning model has been developed to characterize oil spills and determine preventive and control measures available in the city. A database of oil spill records from 1988 to 1997 was compiled and geo-referenced. Attributes to each record such as spill volume, oil type, location, road type, sector, source, cleanup percentage, and environmental impacts were created. GIS layers of woodlots, wetlands, watercourses, Environmental Sensitive Areas, and Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest were obtained from the local Conservation Authority. By overlaying the spill characteristics with the GIS layers, evaluation of preventive and control solutions close to these environmental features was conducted. It was found that employee training and preventive maintenance should be improved as the principal cause of spills was attributed to human errors and equipment failure. Additionally, the cost of using oil separators at strategic spill locations was found to be $1.4 million. The GIS model provides an efficient planning tool for urban oil spill management. Additionally, the graphical capability of GIS allows users to integrate environmental features and spill characteristics in the management analysis.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF SPILL CONTROL OPERATIONS

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1977-1-101 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 1977 (1) ◽

pp. 101-103

Author(s):

James P. Marum ◽

Walter R. Quanstrom ◽

Robert G. Will

Keyword(s):

Support Group ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Technical Support ◽

Control Measures ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

After Effects ◽

Spill Control ◽

Standard Oil Company ◽

Oil Company ◽

Line Management

ABSTRACT Standard Oil Company (Indiana) has established a corporate technical support group to strengthen its response to oil spills and their after-effects. The primary function of this group is to advise and provide consultation to line management of the Amoco companies in dealing with the environmental problems resulting from a spill. Specialists in the group include personnel skilled in control and cleanup techniques, a terrestrial ecologist, a marine biologist, an aquifer specialist, a soils engineer, an experienced water chemist and several others. One or more members of the group proceed to the scene of a spill upon request as provided for in the contingency plans of the various Amoco subsidiaries. On arriving at the scene, the techical support group surveys the spill situation, makes an environmental damage appraisal, evaluates the spill control measures underway, and then makes recommendations on spill control priorities and techniques. Members of the group also document the immediate and subsequent environmental effects of the spill. Line management has found it especially valuable to have their own experts at the scene to meet with various governmental and private experts. Two case histories describing the involvement of the corporate technical support group in control of gasoline spills are presented.

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A Comprehensive System for Simulating Oil Spill Trajectory and Behaviour in Subsurface and Surface Water Environments

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.1251 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 (1) ◽

pp. 1251-1266 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pu Li ◽

Haibo Niu ◽

Shihan Li ◽

Rodrigo Fernandes ◽

Ramiro Neves

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Comprehensive System ◽

Coupled Models ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Integrated Or ◽

Offshore Oil ◽

Significant Support ◽

Oil Droplet Size

Abstract 2017-184: Accidental release of pollutants such as offshore oil spills can cause significant negative impacts on the environment and socio-economy, and constitutes a direct hazard to marine life and human health. Particularly, deepwater blowout released spills are more challenging to study because the trajectory and behaviour of oil are difficult to be comprehensively simulated. Although there are many integrated or coupled models available, there still lacks open source deepwater oil spill models to predict not only the trajectory but also the mass balance of oil. It is the objective of this study to fill this gap by coupling the Texas A&M Oilspill Calculator (TAMOC) for nearfield simulation and the advanced oil spill module in the Modelo Hidrodinâmico (MOHID) 3D Water modeling system. In addition, the Weber number scaling approach is also integrated in both the near- and far-field simulation for oil droplet size prediction. The applicability of the proposed comprehensive system is tested by a case study of simulation of oil spills released from a depth of 3,500 m in the Scotian Shelf, Canada. The results demonstrate a high feasibility of the proposed system. By providing comprehensive simulation for oil spills, the developed system should provide significant support to the response to offshore oil spill, especially from deepwater blowout.

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A Comparative Study on Emergency Materials and Equipment for Oil Spills

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.490-495.3039 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 490-495 ◽

pp. 3039-3043

Author(s):

Fan Jie Kong ◽

Ming Xie ◽

Yu Chen ◽

Shu Shen Zhang ◽

Su Ling Liu

Keyword(s):

Water Pollution ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Control Measures ◽

Shipping Industry ◽

Ecological Situation ◽

Import And Export ◽

And Control ◽

Offshore Oil ◽

Increased Pressure

With increasing import and export volumes of oil products in China, port terminals are under increased pressure to prevent water pollution. The prevention of offshore oil spill accidents, and the remedial and control measures for such accidents are one of the most important aspects of maritime management, and are also major issues for the entire shipping industry. This paper describes different emergency materials and equipment for oil spill management and describes the use of these techniques in domestic and international ports. Suggested changes to port emergency materials and equipment are also described, based on the processing capabilities for oil spills in different situations, combined with the port's environmental characteristics and ecological situation

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The fate of an oil spill in São Sebastião channel: a case study

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography ◽

10.1590/s1679-87592013000200002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 93-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Eliete Zanardi-Lamardo ◽

Marcia Caruso Bícego ◽

Rolf Roland Weber

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

High Energy ◽

Terrestrial Plants ◽

Oil Pipeline ◽

Flame Ionization ◽

The North ◽

Northeasterly Wind ◽

Wind Driven Currents

An oil pipeline ruptured in May 1994 and 2 700 tons of crude oil leaked into the São Sebastião Channel, affecting several neighboring areas. A program for the monitoring of hydrocarbons in sediments, using the gas chromatography / flame ionization detector methodology, was being undertaken in the area at the time. The data obtained were compared to those of samples collected after the accident to determine the fate of the oil spilled and ascertain its contribution to the environment. The earlier results showed that hydrocarbons were introduced from two different sources: biogenic, mainly from terrestrial plants, and anthropogenic, as oil, in sewage and from shipping. The later data indicated that the site closest to the pipeline rupture had been the most affected. Following that, two stations located at the north entrance of the channel presented the highest n-alkane concentrations, suggesting that the northeasterly wind-driven currents had carried the oil northward. Seven months later, one of these stations, a high-energy site, showed some signs of recovery, but this process was not observed at the other, which seemed to be a low-energy site. In conclusion, the data showed that the aliphatic hydrocarbon analyses were powerful tools for the assessment of the fate of the oil spill and that the northern part of the São Sebastião Channel is more subject to the effects of oil spills.

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COVID-19 impact on cultural and natural Pan-European thematic routes

Ekonomika preduzeca ◽

10.5937/ekopre2106357k ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (6-7) ◽

pp. 357-368

Author(s):

Igor Kovačević ◽

Aleksandra Bradić-Martinović ◽

Goran Petković

Keyword(s):

Operating Time ◽

Government Support ◽

Control Measures ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

Minimal Impact ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Utility Cost ◽

The Impact ◽

Market Restructuring

Although the definitive effect is not measurable yet, it is evident that the hospitality and tourism sectors have endured the greatest pressure in the coronavirus pandemic crisis. This paper presents the analysis of the impact of the crisis on the thematic tourism routes. The emphasis is placed on investigating the impacts on market structure and seasonality, being the external dimensions, and on employment and cost-controlled measures as instruments of the internal management dimension. The case study analysis employed is based on the empirical examples of Pan-European thematic routes titled "Roman Emperors & Danube Wine Route" (RER & DWR) and "Via Dinarica Route" (VDR). The paper also discusses models of various scenarios for business recovery and further development. The findings show that COVID-19 has had a minimal impact of -2% on employment in the thematic routes and that massive cost control measures have been predominantly aimed at fixed operational costs. Thematic routes have experienced a decrease in operating time of up to 50%, and at the same time are undergoing market restructuring, with domestic and regional guests being the leading segments. Research further shows that the most needed form of government support through crisis mitigation measures is destination promotion support, followed by wage support and utility cost reduction.

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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN OIL SPILL MODELS: CASE STUDY USING ADIOS

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-898 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1995 (1) ◽

pp. 898-900 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Roy Overstreet ◽

Andrzej Lewandowski ◽

William Lehr ◽

Robert Jones ◽

Debra Simecek-Beatty ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sensitivity Analysis ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

First Order ◽

Mass Losses ◽

Data Inquiry ◽

Physical And Chemical ◽

And Chemical Properties

ABSTRACT The Hazardous Material Response and Assessment Division (HAZMAT) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses the oil weathering software package named Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills (ADIOS) to investigate the oil weathering process. This model combines a database of physical and chemical properties of oils with a simulation model computing mass losses, density, viscosity, and water content of an oil spill due to evaporation, dispersion, and emulsification. A first-order sensitivity analysis of the ADIOS evaporation algorithm indicates that it might be possible to provide a taxonomy of oils with respect to the reliability of results generated by the model.

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CLEAN CARIBBEAN COOPERATIVE

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1979-1-225 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 1979 (1) ◽

pp. 225-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donald A. Alberts

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

Oil Spills ◽

Great Distance ◽

Control Measures ◽

Response Effort ◽

Large Area ◽

Control Activity ◽

Oil Companies ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Spill Control

ABSTRACT A number of oil companies operating in the Caribbean have formed the Clean Caribbean Cooperative (CCC) with the objective of enhancing the capability to promptly and efficiently respond to oil spills which cause, or threaten to cause, pollution damage to beaches, harbors, offshore islands, and waters of the Caribbean. CCC resources are available to respond to spills within the area bounded by the coasts of Central America, South America, and Panama. These resources are designed to be used in remote areas where little or no response capability is in place, as well as to supplement the present capability in certain other areas. CCC member companies agreed to share the costs of providing a source of materials, equipment, and services to be used in responding to an oil spill incident. Use of the equipment, as well as management of the total response effort, is the responsibility of the company or agency which is taking action to control the spill. The CCC as an organized unit does not engage in joint or collective action in transporting or operating the facilities, arranging for personnel, providing management, or in any way becoming part of the on-scene control activity at the spill site. Because of the large area of the Caribbean, surface transportation cannot be relied on totally to bring resources to a spill at a great distance from locations where the oil industry and other agencies have oil spill cleanup capability in place. Therefore, the CCC leased a select stockpile of equipment which is kept in readiness for prompt dispatch by air. Because of the great variation in conditions surrounding an oil spill, control measures cannot be expected to be 100% effective in preventing any damage. However, by rapidly initiating action under a preplanned response system, the ability to avoid or substantially mitigate the effects of an oil spill is greatly enhanced.

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