101. Oil Spills: Big Problems From Small Leaks STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. oil spills Big Problems from SmallLeaks. MAY 2001. Table of Contents oil spills Big Problems from Small Leaks. http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/reports/oil_spills/oil_spill.html

Home Press Releases Tour the AG's Office Contact the AG's Office ... Index Updated 1-24-03 STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Oil Spills: Big Problems from Small Leaks ELIOT SPITZER ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY 2001 Table of Contents Oil Spills: Big Problems from Small Leaks Introduction What is the Oil Spill Law? What are petroleum products? What are the health effects of exposure to petroleum products? ... Introduction Leaks and spills of fuel oil, gasoline and other petroleum products contaminate New York's environment in many ways. Oil spills pollute groundwater, on which many New Yorkers depend for drinking water. Spills seep into streams, lakes, and reservoirs, which are drinking water sources as well as habitat where fish, birds, and other wildlife can be harmed or killed. Vapors from spills enter indoor environments where people live and work. Gasoline often contains toxic additives which, along with the gasoline itself, are difficult to clean up and cause environmental problems. Some oil spills come from large petroleum refineries, tank farms, tankers, or pipelines. But many more oil spills are the result of leaks from underground gasoline storage tanks at gas stations, from residential fuel oil storage tanks, or from spills during fuel oil delivery. Very often a small spill or a leak in a relatively small tank can cause extensive contamination and can cost many thousands of dollars or more to clean up. It may come as a surprise that a "small" tank with a "slight leak" can cause such expensive environmental problems. Yet it can, and it is critical for the health of all New Yorkers, as well as for the protection of wildlife and the environment, that all these spills are cleaned up promptly and properly. Many homeowners and small business owners are not aware that they can be legally responsible to pay for the cleanup even if apparently faultless. Yet they are, and it is important that everyone who might be liable take steps to avoid leaks, even "small" ones.

102. Hunton & Williams / Practice Areas jpg Maritime_Oil_Spills Hunton amp; Williams is one of the largest law firms inthe world, with extensive experience in all aspects of oil spills in maritime http://www.hunton.com/practice_areas/PracArea.asp?id=117

103. Tampa Bay Oil Spill Simulation PORTS Role During oil spills in Tampa Bay. In addition bay. PORTS andOil Spill Drills. PORTS and the 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill. Drifter http://ompl.marine.usf.edu/PORTS/oil.sim.html

PORTS' Role During Oil Spills in Tampa Bay In addition to improving the safety and efficiency of navigation within Tampa Bay, PORTS also provides oceanographic and meteorological data to aid rapid response to hazardous material spills. In this capacity, PORTS is an Initial Responder to hazardous spills as part of Tampa Bay's Contingency Plan for Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Response, which is administered by the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office in Tampa. PORTS also aids in search-and-rescue missions and assists in environmental management of the bay. PORTS and Oil Spill Drills PORTS and the 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill Drifter Test of a Preliminary Version of the Trajectory Model Back to PORTS homepage ... Guestbook

104. Crude Oil Contamination In The Subsurface: Bemidji Site: USGS Toxics Program These models can be used to evaluate remedial strategies for oil spills,including intrinsic bioremediation. Related Headlines (back to top). http://toxics.usgs.gov/sites/bemidji_page.html

Investigations Crude Oil Contamination in the Shallow Subsurface: Bemidji, Minnesota Additional on-line content: Visit this investigation's homepage Site Bibliography Content related to this investigation can be found below Crude oil from a pipeline rupture in 1979 contaminated a shallow aquifer near Bemidji, Minnesota. After initial cleanup, about 110,000 gallons of crude oil remains in the subsurface. This site thus provides a unique opportunity to study a contaminant plume where the location, amount, and timing of the spill are precisely known. The study focuses on how crude oil spreads in soil vapor and ground water. Models have been developed to describe the controlling physical, chemical, and biological processes. These models can be used to evaluate remedial strategies for oil spills, including intrinsic bioremediation. Related Headlines back to top USGS Scientists Contribute to the Landmark “ Treatise on Geochemistry How do you Clean Up Gasoline Spills Naturally?

105. Managing Fuel Oil Spills: Home Cleanup Describes how oil spills generally occur and what the homeowner can do to preventthem. FS06620 1995, To Order. Managing Fuel oil spills Home Cleanup. http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6620.html

FS-06620 1995 To Order Managing Fuel Oil Spills: Home Cleanup Dawn Errede and David Crisman Fuel oil spills typically occur in the fall at the start of the heating season, when oil deliverers are likely to be new and unfamiliar with the homes they are serving. Homeowner changes could also lead to confusion at oil-delivery time. The spills typically happen in the basements of homes from overfilled tanks or through fill pipes that have no tanks attached! Other spills have occurred when oil was mistakenly dumped into septic tank vents or drinking water wells. Cleanup costs will be paid by whoever is responsible for the spill. If lawyers are involved in determining responsibility, costs will be even higher. Therefore, it is particularly important that you do what you can to prevent spills from happening: If you remove your fuel oil tank, be sure to also remove the fill pipe. Call your oil company to cancel any future deliveries. Do not put an oil cap, or anything that looks like an oil cap, on septic tank vents, drinking water wells, etc. Keep tank caps tightly sealed except when filling or emptying the tank.

106. NRC - Oil Spills Pollution and waste oil spills. oil spills preparation. One TheRegional Council is required to respond to all oil spills. When http://www.nrc.govt.nz/pollution.and.waste/oil_spills.shtml

Pollution and waste : Oil spills Oil spills - preparation One of Northland's greatest assets is its coast. It's a feature we all enjoy and one of our biggest tourist attractions. But imagine if one of the steady stream of tankers coming into Marsden Point oil refinery caused a major oil spill. With the constant shipping activity into Whangarei Harbour and up and down the coast, Northlanders must be prepared. NRC staff in training. The Northland Regional Council has prepared an Oil Spill Contingency Plan and holds regular training exercises to ensure that a core group of experts can deploy equipment quickly and efficiently. The strategy is to contain and clean up as much oil as possible before it reaches our precious shoreline, fishing grounds and shellfish beds. The Regional Council is responsible for the care and maintenance of a large amount of expensive oil spill equipment housed at Marsden Point. This equipment belongs to the Maritime Safety Authority and is a significant portion of the arsenal of equipment available for immediate deployment in New Zealand. The Regional Council is required to respond to all oil spills. When an oil spill is too large to be dealt with on a local basis, the Maritime Saftey Authority staff will use regional resources including those of the Northland Regional Council.

107. Oil Spill In A Test Tube Oil Spill in a Test Tube. oil spills have a predictable progression. Usuallythe oil spill is crude oil which contains volatile substances http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1994/brown_oil.html

Oil Spill in a Test Tube By Judy Brown Abstract The purpose of this activity is to develop a test tube model of an oil spill in order to experiment with conditions needed for bioremediation. During each phase of this project, students have the opportunity to experience the work of science research. Lab teams of three to four students develop flow charts of their procedures before moving to the laboratory to work. Teams are required to keep accurate and detailed lab logs of their work. Each team is given minimal media, RAG-1 streak plates and new and used motor oil. They first follow an established protocol to establish a test tube model and then are challenged to design an experiment to enhance the oil degrading properties of marine bacteria. Students learn to apply the principals of experimental design by analyzing a research article on the EXXON Valdez bioremediation efforts and developing and using positive and negative controls. Specrophotometric measurement techniques are used to quantify data. The Student's t-test is used to determine if the data are statistically significant. At the conclusion of this activity, students develop seminar presentations and defend their research design and findings. Background A large oil spill is one of the most dramatic and terrible environmental disasters. Heart wrenching photographs of oil soaked birds and marine mammals capture our attention and concern. Oil spills have a predictable progression. Usually the oil spill is crude oil which contains volatile substances that have low boiling points. These substances evaporate immediately, reducing the spill by 25% but releasing toxic substances into the atmosphere. The remaining oil is very thick and sticky and adheres to anything it touches including rocks, sand and marine life. Some of this oil is degraded by marine bacteria which degrades the hydrocarbon in oil for use as a carbon source.

108. Sabine Basin Oil Spills The Exxon Valdez and more recently the breakup of an oil tanker close to the GalapagosIslands remind us of the environmental damages done by oil spills. http://www.sra.dst.tx.us/srwmp/tcrp/state_of_the_basin/sabine_basin_currents/art

Home Sabine River Watershed Management Program Texas Clean Rivers Program State of the Basin ... Sabine Basin Currents Sabine Basin Oil Spills Water Availability Water Quality Economic Development About the Authority This page in print-friendly format Oil can interfere with an organism's ability to obtain oxygen from water and prevent the exchange of oxygen from the atmosphere by forming a barrier of oil at the water surface.  Oiling of the vegetation and banks of a creek or river kills the vegetation and can degrade available habitat and contaminate food sources.  As cleanup of a spill progresses, the removal of woody debris, rocks, and the washing of banks not only reduce habitat but also can lead to increased erosion and bank instability. This makes remediation and colonization by new plants and animals extremely difficult and lengthens the time it takes an area to recover from the effects of the oil spill. Crude oil can contain substances such as, Benzene, Toluene, Zylene, Ethylene and heavy metals.  These can contaminate soil and eventually water. If oil were to enter and foul a municipal or industry water supply the cost could be staggering. Oil is often mixed with brine or saltwater, so oil spills may contain both. Freshwater fish, insects and plants are often killed by high concentrations of saltwater.  Area drinking water plants are not equipped for the removal of salt from drinking water.  Saltwater spills are therefore often harder to contain and can be more difficult to clean up than an oil spill.

109. Emergency Response EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO MARINE oil spills. Chemicals and Their Use; Fate andEffects of Spilled Oil Under Construction. OIL SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT http://www.webcom.com/~maritime/response/respfr.html

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO MARINE OIL SPILLS Resource database of response organizations, response equipment, publications, equipment descriptions, acronyms, and dictionary. This page is part of the Hoffmann Services Maritime Pages. It is reached from the Maritime Home Page. To return to the Maritime Home Page, see the bottom of this page. UNDER CONSTRUCTION We are still working on the EMERGENCY RESPONSE section of our site. Our apologies for any inconvenience we may have caused you. VIEW A SERIES OF JPEG PHOTOS depicting deployment of boom from the shoreline. RESPONSE STRATEGIES AND CONSIDERATIONS Environmental Considerations Strategies of Oil Spill Response Chemicals and Their Use Fate and Effects of Spilled Oil - Under Construction OIL SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT Boom Skimmers Pumps - Under Construction Storage - Under Construction Other - Under Construction OIL SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS (OSRO'S) Guidelines For Classifying Oil Spill Removal Organizations (OSROs) - Under Construction Definitions Classification Process Environments vs. OSRO Classifications

110. Oil Spill Study - Animated Video - Strait Of Juan De Fuca Oil Spill Study animated video. Strait of Juan de Fuca. Different speciesof plants and animals are affected by oil spills in different ways. http://www.pugetsound.org/evx/evx_video.html

Home Programs Pollution Prevention Oil Spill Study - animated video Search Site map Oil Spill Study - animated video Strait of Juan de Fuca You may download a QuickTime or an AVI version of the video below: More compatible: Large QuickTime Movie (4.1 MB) Smaller QuickTime Movie (839 KB) Smaller file size: (Movies below require Quicktime 3 Mac users will need the Indeo Video 4 codec Large QuickTime 3 movie (2.8 MB) Small QuickTime 3 movie (362 KB - lower quality) Best choice for Windows: Large AVI movie (3.4 MB) We urge you to read the text below, to get the full benefit of the video simulation. Straits of Juan de Fuca Oil Spill Study Terms and Parameters of this Model by Chris Davis and Eugene Martin, Principals, CommEn Space The spill modelled here is based on a collision between an oil tanker and a second vessel - a cargo or fishing vessel is most likely - in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, just northwest of Port Angeles. Under Washington State law, tankers and cargo ships transiting through Puget Sound require a tug escort east of Port Angeles. Pilots board each vessel shortly after tug escorts arrive. This scenario entails a collision in the precautionary area northwest of Port Angeles and the pilot boarding area. The precautionary area is a convergence zone where inbound and outbound vessels come into close proximity to one another as they transition from one shipping lane to another. It is an area of high risk and great concern to state regulatory agencies which monitor traffic in the Sound.

111. Oil Spills: Saving Birds And Mammals - DataEngine oil spills Saving Birds and Mammals. Labs, Demos, and Classroom Activities,Internet, URL http//resources.yesican.yorku.ca/lpdd http://de.yesican.yorku.ca/Resource/16576

Version 4.1 Main Menu Home Yes I Can! Express Search Guided Search ... Bulletins Logon Username: Password: Remember Me Create your Account Forgotten Password? Available Languages English Français Oil Spills: Saving Birds and Mammals Labs, Demos, and Classroom Activities, Internet URL http://resources.yesican.yorku.ca/lpdd/g08/demos/OIL.HTM oil spill, mammals, birds, environment, conservation, Galapagos Islands, pollution, real-time, plp Show links to Pan-Canadian Science Curriculum, Grade 8 (11 items) Show links to U.S. National Science Education Standards, Grade 8 (8 items) Show All Links to Curricula Comments on this Resource There are no comments for this resource. Why not be the first? To post a comment, create an account and logon. Rate this Resource This resource is currently unrated. Create an account to add your rating Classes Keep track of the outcomes your class has completed. Register to create your personalized classes. Content: © YES I Can! Science, Science Team , January 2002 The Curriculum DataEngine: © Gamma Tau Associates Inc.

112. The Academy Of Natural Sciences - Research - Know Your Environment - Marine Oil Marine oil spills. by scourge. Are such massive oil spills more commontoday, and just how damaging are these spills to the environment? http://www.acnatsci.org/research/kye/marine_oil.html

You are in Research Know Your Environment S E A R C H Help us make Know Your Environment even better with our quick reader survey Articles K NOW Y OUR E NVIRONMENT A publication of the Environmental Associates About Article Index Links Other Publications Republishing Articles Feedback Marine Oil Spills by Rob Goldberg, Academy of Natural Sciences May, 1991 Infrared image of oil spill on the Schuylkill River With the massive Persian Gulf War oil spill of January 1991 and the Exxon Valdez spill of March 1989, public attention has once again focused on this recurring environmental scourge. Are such massive oil spills more common today, and just how damaging are these spills to the environment? Catastrophic oil spills are nothing new. The recent Persian Gulf oil well spill, last estimated at 68 million gallons by the International Maritime Organization, may be smaller than a 1983 oil spill in the Gulf of approximately 80 million gallons that occurred during the Iran Iraq War. The largest spill yet occurred in 1979 when about 147 million gallons of oil gushed from an offshore well platform in the Gulf of Mexico. In comparison, the Exxon Valdez tanker spill, although considered massive, totaled only about 7.5 percent of this amount or 11 million gallons.

113. Home Page Ensures effective national preparedness and response for oil and hazardous materials spills. http://www.nrt.org/

Report Oil and Chemical Spills by Calling the National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 or 202-267-2675 NRT Website Updates Charlie Hess (DHS) NRP and NIMS Briefing (with Timeline) from the 2004 Co-Chairs Meeting Chemical Risk Management/Risk Communication Links Homeland Security/Counter-Terrorism and HAZMAT Training Sites Reconciling Federal Emergency Response Plans - NRT Homeland Security Recommendations ... Best Practices For Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response Click below to download a schedule of RRT and NRT Meetings Adobe PDF Click below to download a schedule of upcoming conferences of interest to the NRS Adobe PDF What's inside: If you're interested in HAZMAT or Oil-Related issues, this page has something for YOU! Over HAZMAT and Oil-Related Links ! This page is designed for all members of the HAZMAT and oil community whether you're involved in prevention, preparedness, response, or recovery. Below you will find a copy of the NRT Brochure that describes the components of the National Response System; Lessons Learned from multi-agency federal exercises;

114. New Accident On Rig Spills Oil Off Brazilian Coast CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/04/12/brazil.oilrig.ap/index.html

115. Microbial Bioremediation - Lakes -ponds,wastewater-manure-hyrdocarbon-phosphorou suppliers microbial products for bioremediation -excess phosphorous, oil or hydrocarbon spills, wastewater treatments http://www.virtualviz.com

Water Wastewater Hydrocarbons Farm BMP ... Algae Problems Microbial Treatments for Water Pond /Lake Management Aquaculture Ammonia Algae problems ... Pond Kits for small ponds Waste Water BOD / COD Reduction Phosphorous Reduction Hydrocarbon On Soil In Water Farm BMP BMP Accelerated Composting Phosphorous Mineralization Environmental Quality Assurance Bioremediation of soil, wetland, marine and farmland areas Specializing in remediation solutions for condominium complexes, parks, golf courses, commercial, industrial, mining and agricultural applications. Bioremediate.com uses a range of microbial probiotic products that are suitable for the bioremediation of terrestrial, wetland, marine, farm land and industrial areas and is specifically suited to the restoration of natural ecological environments. The pace of the Bioremediation Industry has moved quickly. From the discovery that natural indigenous microbes had the ability to remediate pollutants, to the identification, isolation and commercial production of viable products, it continues to progress. Manufacturers are now able to isolate and mass-produce standardized bacteria and fungi in dry endosporic (dormant) state, a tremendous advancement from the 1st generation liquid formats. Recently, traceable scientific studies for these new, standardized, CFU count microbial products have been conducted and demonstrate the efficacy of microbes for the safe remediation of numerous contaminants.

116. Remediation, Regeneration Of Brownfield Land, Groundwater And Land Pollution - Q Provides regeneration, remediation, cleanup and risk assessment services for brownfield land, groundwater and land pollution, from oil, petrol and diesel spills and other chemical and environmental hazards. http://www.qdsltd.com

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117. Environmental Technical Aid, Inc. Specializing in emergency spills, non hazardous waste transportation, tank cleaning, used fuels and oil recycling. http://eta-services.com

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118. Ruptured Barge Spills 14,000 Gallons Of Oil CNN http://cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/04/28/bay.spill.ap/index.html

119. CNN.com - Tanker Spills Oil In Russia River - Aug. 31, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/31/russia.oilspill.reut/index.html

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Tanker spills oil in Russia river Story Tools MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) Firefighters struggled to contain a blaze on an oil tanker on Russia's Volga river Sunday and ecologists warned that tonnes of oil leaking from the vessel posed a serious environmental threat. Television reports showed plumes of black smoke sweeping above the river in central Russia as the tanker carrying 2,000 tonnes of light crude burned for a second day. Oil started to leak from the vessel in large quantities early Sunday, creating a 15-meter (50-foot) wide slick that officials said was drifting down the river. "Up to 700 tonnes of crude have leaked from the oil tanker Viktoria so far," a duty officer for the Transport Ministry's river department told Reuters. "The fire is yet to be put out as it has spread to the remaining oil on the tanker." River traffic had not been disrupted, the officer said. The spilt oil was contained inside a special boom, but had washed onto the riverbank in some places, he said. Emergency and environmental services were working to remove the oil. The fire broke out Saturday after an explosion occurred on the privately owned tanker, which is near the town of Sizran, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) east of Moscow. One crew member was killed by the blast, officials said.

120. CNN.com - Nature - Argentine Boat Spills Oil In Peruvian Jungle River - October CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/10/05/peru.spill.reut/index.html

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