Cold regions spill response
- U.S. Coast Guard
A study conducted by ARCTEC Inc. for the U.S. Coast Guard identified the pollution response system requirements for dealing with spills in ice-infested waters. An analysis of six Alaskan and three Lower 48 state spill scenarios showed that response scenarios can be divided into three basic groups. For spills in shorefast ice, a release of oil beneath thick, stable, level ice prevents ready access by marine vehicles, but also provides a working platform for heavy all-terrain vehicles. Response efforts are primarily concerned with gaining access to the oil trapped beneath the ice surface. A spill in arctic or thick, heavily concentrated, dynamic ice results in the spreading of oil under and among the ice floes. Response actions must be primarily marine-based and icebreaker-supported; however, in most cases, it will also be necessary to put response personnel on the ice. Spills in subarctic or thin, lightly concentrated ice are characterized by generally open-water spill behavior. Response efforts must be exclusively marine-based and oriented toward the recovery of oil from the surface of the water.
- OSTI ID:
- 6802045
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-7903164-
- Journal Information:
- Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States), Vol. 4308; Conference: Oil spill conference: prevention, behavior, control, cleanup, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 19 Mar 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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