ICE CONDITIONS AND THE PROPOSED CONTAINMENT AND REMOVAL OF SPILLED OIL ON ST. CLAIR AND DETROIT RIVERS

The paper studies winter flow and ice conditions on the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers, probability of winter oil spills, effects of ice on winter oil spillage and containment and recovery of spilled oil from the rivers under winter conditions. The study shows that oil and ice may be separated and the oil contained by a floating boom (or booms) properly designed and deployed on the water surface. Equations for designing and laying the boom are derived. Large-volume surface pumping seems to be the most effective way for final oil recovery.

• Corporate Authors:

  Inland Waters Directorate

  Canada Centre for Inland Waters
  Burlington, ONo,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Tsang, G
• Publication Date: 1975

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containing equipment; Ice formations; Oil booms; Oil spill cleanup; Probability; Spills (Pollution)
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil ice interaction; Oil recovery; Oil removal; Oil spill containment; Spill probability
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170809
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Environment Canada
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series No. 56
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM