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1 online resource |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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Contents |
FATE OF THE OIL FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL ; FATE OF THE OIL FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL: THE FATE OF THE OIL ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; FACTORS THAT IMPACT AN OIL SPILL'S FATE ; Composition of the Oil ; Natural Processes ; Location of Spill ; Human Intervention ; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S OIL BUDGET ESTIMATES ; Oil Budget Categories; Human Intervention ; Natural Processes ; Other ; Inherent Uncertainty ; WHERE IS THE OIL THAT REMAINS IN THE GULF? ; Oiled Shorelines ; Water Column ; Sediment and Sea Floor |
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OSAT Nearshore Sediment Results OSAT Offshore Sediment Results ; OSAT Deepwater Sediment Results ; Biodegradation ; CONCLUSIONS ; APPENDIX. SELECTED SATELLITE IMAGES OF DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 OIL BUDGET CALCULATOR DEEPWATER HORIZON ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; LIST OF ACRONYMS ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. PURPOSE AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OIL BUDGET CALCULATOR ; 3. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE -- THE IXTOC SPILL ; 4. LEAK RATE AND SUBSURFACE OIL BEHAVIOR ; 5. DISSOLUTION ; 6. EVAPORATION ; 7. WEATHERING ESTIMATION BY EMULSIFICATION; 8. NATURAL DISPERSION ; 9. CHEMICAL DISPERSION |
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9A. Chemical Dispersion: Surface Application 9B. Chemical Dispersion: Subsurface Application ; 10. BURNING ; 11. MECHANICAL RECOVERY ; 12. OTHER OIL ; 13. LONGER-TERM PROCESSES; 14. ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE PLANS ; APPENDIX 1. A1 UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT OF MASS BALANCE ESTIMATES ; A1.1. Introduction ; A1.2. Input and Output Quantities ; A1.3. Uncertainty; A1.4. Approach ; A1.5 Volume Discharged VR and Volume Burned VBU ; A1.6. Probability Models for Rate Constants ; A1.7. Uncertainty Analysis ; A1.8. Best-Case and Worst-Case Scenarios ; A1.9. Sensitivity Analysis ; APPENDIX 2 |
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A2. Oil Budget Calculator Web-based Tool Background ; Requirements for the Calculator ; Scenarios ; Components of the Calculator ; Daily Variables ; Global Variables ; Modeling Application ; Reporting Application ; Evolution of the Oil Budget Calculator ; Oil Budget Calculator -- Version 2.0 ; Oil Budget Calculator -- Version 1.x ; Application Security and Logging ; Future of the Oil Budget Calculator Web Application ; APPENDIX 3 ; A3. Data Input Used by Calculator Calculator ; APPENDIX 4 ; A4. ICS 209 Form (Oil Budget Component) ; APPENDIX 5 ; A5. Oil Properties ; APPENDIX 6. SINTEF REPORT |
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1. Background 2. Experiemental Setup ; 2.1. The MNS Test ; 2.2. The IFP Test ; 3. Sampling and Physical Characterisation of the Test Emulsions ; 4. Experimental Results ; 4.1. Testing with Various Dispersants ; 4.2. Testing with Various Dispersant Emulsion Ratios (DER) ; 4.3 Testing with Different Energy Input ; 4.4. Chemical Dispersibility vs Viscosity ; 4.5. Visual Observations During Testing ; 5. Conclusions and Operational Recommendations ; 5.1. Testing with Different Dispersant Products ; 5.2. Dispersant Dosage Requirement ; Low/Moderately weathered emulsions (dark brown appearance) |
Summary |
This book focuses on the whereabouts of the 200 million gallons of crude oil that were released in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
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Oil pollution of the sea -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Measurement
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Oil spills -- Research -- United States
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Oil spills -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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Diffusion in hydrology.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Diffusion in hydrology
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Oil spills
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Oil spills -- Research
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Gulf of Mexico
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United States
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United States -- Gulf Coast
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Branwell, Colin J
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Fulton, Annalise C
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LC no. |
2020676526 |
ISBN |
9781536116014 |
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1536116017 |
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