Air quality and oil spill implications of Alaskan oil importation into southern California

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5233638

Kahane, S W

Standard Oil Co. of Ohio's proposal to transship about 500,000 bbl/day of Alaskan oil to a marine terminal and storage facility in Long Beach, Calif. Tanker fuel combustion in port and in transit along coastal shipping lanes, project-induced electricity generation, and storage of the unloaded crude oil could result in significant hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, and particulate matter emissions. Emergency tanker operations and accidental oil spills in port or along the coastal shipping lanes are potential major sources of hydrocarbon emissions. Emissions impacts from routine project operations were formed to have a minimal impact on local and regional air quality, but emergency operations or accidents in port could have a significant adverse effect on regional ozone levels. A study of the tanker accident and oil spill implications of the project indicated that implementation of the project would reduce the total number of tanker calls at southern California ports by allowing surplus Alaskan and other Western oils to be shipped to midwest markets via pipeline.

• OSTI ID: 5233638
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR QUALITY
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EXHAUST GASES
FEDERAL REGION IX
FEDERAL REGION X
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
MARITIME TRANSPORT
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SPILLS
OZONE
PIPELINES
SHIPS
STORAGE FACILITIES
TANKER SHIPS
TERMINAL FACILITIES
TRANSPORT
USA
WASTES