Oilspill risk analysis for the Western Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak Island) Outer Continental Shelf lease area

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6570154

Slack, J R; Smith, R A; Wyant, T

An oil spill risk analysis was conducted to determine relative environmental hazards of developing oil in different regions of the Western Gulf of Alaska Outer Continental Shelf lease area. The study analyzed probability of spill occurrence, likely path of pollutants from spills, and locations in space and time of recreational and biological resources likely to be vulnerable. These results are combined to yield estimates of the overall oil spill risk associated with development of the lease area. While the analysis includes estimates of weathering rates and slick dispersion, the methodology has not yet been developed to analyze the mitigating effects of cleanups which if taken into account would reduce the impact probabilities.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6570154
• Report Number(s): USGS-OFR-77-212
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GULF OF ALASKA
OIL SPILLS
PACIFIC OCEAN
RISK ASSESSMENT
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