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Title: Scoping risk assessment: Protection against oil spills in the marine waters of northwest Washington State

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:538798

This report is intended to provide the Secretary of Transportation with information relevant to possible actions to increase safety of the waterways of northwest Washington State, including Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, passages around and through the San Juan Islands, and the offshore waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. This scoping risk assessment is an initial characterization of the hazards which can cause oil spills by ships underway and the environmental sensitivity to such spills; deaths, injuries, and property losses are not accounted for in the consequences of accidents.

Research Organization:
Department of Transportation, Cambridge, MA (United States). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
OSTI ID:
538798
Report Number(s):
PB-97-205470/XAB; TRN: 72886691
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also PB--97-205477 and Technical Appendices, PB--97-205488; PBD: 18 Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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