ENVIRONMENTAL RISK OF BEAUFORT SEA OIL SPILLS--A MANAGEMENT TOOL

Available environmental data are examined, and an attempt is made to incorporate the information into a technique for delineating areas of coastline which are most susceptible to environmental damage should a spill occur. The technique is appropriate for summer coastal conditions when the area is essentially ice free. Minimum impact time and probability of impact of an oil spill are determined for 15 different potential sites located off the north Alaskan coast. Minimum impact times vary from 6 to 53 hours for the 15 sites that range from 2.3 to 14.7 nm offshore. Probability of impact varies from 40% to 96%. A generalized equation is given for calculating minimum impact time for a spill to reach the shoreline from any site offshore of the north Alaska coast.

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  Marine Technology Society

  5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 108
  Columbia, MD  United States  21044
• Authors:
  • Lissauer, I M
  • Welsh, J P
  • Hufford, G L
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 22-25
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Impacts; Management; Oil spills; Planning; Probability; Spills (Pollution); Statistical analysis
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Management planning; Oil spill impact; Spill probability analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167807
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Pollution Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM