Browsing by Author "2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005"
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The Apex barges spill Galveston Bay, July 1990
Greene, TC (, 2005)A major spill of 692,000 gallons of catalytic feedstock oil resulted when the Greek tankship Shinoussa collided with and sank the rank barge Apex 3417 and damaged the tank barge Apex 3503 in the Houston Ship Channel, ... -
Ecological risk assessment principles applied to oil spill response planning
Kraly, J; Pond, RG; Walker, AH; Caplis, J; Aurand, DV; Coelho, GM; Martin, B; Sowby, M (, 2005)This paper summarizes the process of a cooperative ecological risk assessment (ERA) that was used to examine the potential environmental consequences of oil spill scenarios in San Francisco Bay, California; Galveston Bay, ... -
Effects of oil on growth and decomposition of Spartina alterniflora
Alexander, SK; Webb, Jr, JW (, 2005)Four oils (Arabian crude oil, Libyan crude oil, No. 6 fuel oil, and No, 2 fuel oil) were applied to one-square-meter salt marsh plots in Galveston Bay, Texas. Oils were applied at four levels: no oil, 1 liter on sediment, ... -
Evolution of shoreline cleanup assessment team activities during the Buffalo 292 oil spill
Martin, Jr, RD; Byron, I; Pavia, R (, 2005)The Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team (SCAT) effort during the Buffalo 292 oil spill is noteworthy because of its evolution during the event and because it demonstrated the importance of having a pretrained pool of field ... -
Integrated hydrodynamic-oil spill modeling in coastal waterways using spillsim
Hodgins, DO; Solis, R; Martin, R (, 2005)In estuaries and coastal waterways oil spill models must be coupled with hydrodynamic models to give accurate slick predictions. Two case studies show how the UNIX-based SPILLSIM model can be used to advantage with either ... -
Learnings from the Texas nearshore dispersant demonstration project
Aurand, D; Clark, J; Jamail, R (, 2005)This project defines circumstances where a dispersant demonstration might be considered for an estuarine oil spill in Texas. In seeking approval for a spill of opportunity demonstration project, we developed criteria ... -
The M/V NEW AMITY response: Balancing safety, environment, and commerce during an emergency oil spill response
Cook, K; Arnhart, R; Henry, C (, 2005)On 22 September 2001, a collision occurred between the M/V NEW AMITY and barge, NMS No. 1486 in the Houston Ship Channel. The collision resulted in damage to a single skinned fuel tank of the NEW AMITY and created an oil ... -
Measuring efficacy of bioremediation of oil spills: Monitoring observations, and lessons from the apex oil spill experience
Mearns, AJ; Roques, P; Henry, Jr, CB (, 2005)Bioremediation treatment and monitoring were observed at an oiled marsh in upper Galveston Bay, Texas, August 5 to 8, 1990, during response to the oil spill created by the collision of three Apex barges and the tanker ... -
Modeling fates and impacts of hypothetical oil spills in Delaware, Florida, Texas, California and Alaska waters, varying response options including use of dispersants
McCay, DF; Whittier, N; Dalton, C; Rowe, J; Sankaranarayanan, S; Aurand, D (, 2005)Oil spill response may include use of chemical dispersants and in situ burning equipment, in addition to traditional mechanical response equipment. To evaluate the potential impacts of various response strategies, oil spill ... -
Monitoring for bioremediation efficacy: The Marrow Marsh experience
Nadeau, R; Singhvi, R; Ryabik, J; Lin, Y-H; Syslo, J (, 2005)The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Response Team analyzed samples taken from Marrow Marsh, Galveston Bay, Texas, to assess the efficacy of a bioremediation effort in the marsh following the Apex barges ... -
Onshore impacts and cleanup during the Burmah Agate oil spill - November 1979
Thebeau, LC; Kana, TW (, 2005)Of the 250,000 barrels (bbl) of oil spilled or consumed by fire during the Burmah Agate spill off Galveston, Texas, in November 1979, 2, 100 bbl eventually reached the shore. Fortunately, because of the predominance of ... -
Oysters as biomonitors of the apex barge oil spill
Wade, TL; Jackson, TJ; McDonald, TJ; Wilkinson, DL; Brooks, JM (, 2005)The collision of the Greek tanker ship Shinoussa resulted in a spill of an estimated 692,000 gallons of catalytic feed stock oil into Galveston Bay on July 28, 1990. Oysters were collected from Galveston Bay Todds Dump ... -
Petroleum hydrocarbons and oyster resources of Galveston Bay, Texas
Anderson, RD (, 2005)Field and laboratory studies of petroleum hydrocarbons in the tissues of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, a primary shellfish resource in the Galveston Bay system, were conducted from 1971-19 74. Initial ultraviolet ... -
Real time geo-referenced detection of dispersed oil plumes
Fuller, CB; Bonner, JS; Kelly, F; Page, CA; Ojo, T (, 2005)The current SMART protocol used by the U.S. Coast Guard relies on traditional ex-situ fluorometers that require physical transport of the sample from the water column to the instruments. While sample transport methods are ... -
Recovery of tar mats using commercial shrimping boats during the Buffalo 292 spill
Clark, T; Strong, B; Benson, B (, 2005)One of the greatest challenges facing responders to a recent intermediate fuel oil (IFO 380) spill was the recovery of tar mats and patties from the surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico before they could impact the barrier ... -
Relationship of Spartina alterniflora growth to sediment oil content following an oil spill
Alexander, SK; Webb, Jr, JW (, 2005)A single spill of crude oil in a salt marsh is generally considered to have limited biological effects. A crude oil spill in Dickinson Bayou (in the Galveston Bay system of Texas) in January 1984 provided the opportunity ... -
Relationships with the media during the Buffalo 292 oil spill
DeLong, GN (, 2005)In 1996 the tank barge Buffalo 292 suffered a catastrophic structural failure, spilling nearly 5000 barrels of heavy fuel oil into Galveston Bay. The oil severely impacted Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula and was ... -
Results from cooperative ecological risk assessments for oil spill response planning in Galveston Bay, Texas and the San Francisco Bay area, California
Aurand, DV; Coelho, GM; Pond, RG; Martin, B; Caplis, J; Kraly, J; Sowby, M; Walker, AH (, 2005)This paper summarizes the results of two cooperative ecological risk assessments (ERAs) that examined the potential environmental consequences of oil spill scenarios, two in the vicinity of San Francisco Bay, California ... -
Seasonal response of Spartina alterniflora to oil
Alexander, SK; Webb, Jr, JW (, 2005)Salt marsh plots located in Galveston Bay, Texas, were treated with oil during November and May, the respective periods of declining and increasing growth for Spartina alterniflora. Four oils (Arabian crude. Libvan crude. ... -
Tank barge Buffalo 292: A unified response
Eldridge, KJ; Leonard Jr, JJ; Kutz, DW; Rochester, ML (, 2005)Buffalo 292 was a 275-foot bunker barge loaded with 17,000 barrels of IFO 380. On March 18, 1996, Buffalo 292 was heading southbound along the Houston Ship Channel. High winds, rough seas, and the barge's loading condition ...