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Camille Stephens
Department of Environmental Conservation, Suite 105
410 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801-1795
Phone: 907-465-5220
Fax: 907-465-5244
email: Camille.Stephens@alaska.gov
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| CONTAINMENT
AND CLEANUP |
Title/Description |
Availability |
| Tundra
Treatment Manual
Literature
review, evaluation of Alaska North Slope cleanups, and development
of wetland tundra cleanup guidelines.
Status: Complete |
View |
Field
Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters
Environment Canada
Development
of a guide for cleanup of oiled Arctic shorelines.
Status: Complete |
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Optimizing
Hydraulic Cleaning Techniques for Oiled Coarse Sediment Beaches,
Meso-scale Field Trials, Final Report
Environment
Canada, Emergencies Science Division
Evaluation
of the effectiveness of various response methods used on
a pipeline spill.
Status: Complete |
View
Summary (PDF 166K)
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| NON-MECHANICAL
RESPONSE TECHNIQUES |
Title/Description |
Availability |
| Smoke
Plume Trajectory from In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska
-- Field Experiments and Modeling of Complex Terrain
K. B. McGrattan,
H. R. Baum, W. D. Walton, and J. Trelles
Refinements
to Alaska's in-situ burn predictive model and application
for regulatory approval by EPA.
Status: Complete |
View
Executive Summary
(PDF 78K)
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Efficacy
of Burning Alaska North Slope Crude
Alaska Clean Seas
Laboratory-scale
testing and evaluation of the use of emulsion breakers to
enhance the window of opportunity for ignition and in situ
burning of four Alaska crude oils based on emulsion burning
studies initiated in Alaska in 1994.
Status: Complete |
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Emulsion
Breaker Research
Alaska Clean Seas
Construction
of a wave tank in Alaska to conduct mid-scale emulsion ignition
and burn tests with Alaska North Slope crude oil.
Status: Complete |
No
Report |
Fireproof
Boom Technology
Minerals Management Service
Development
and testing of stainless steel fireproof boom.
Status: Complete |
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Dispersion
of Emulsified Oils at Sea -- Laboratory Study
L. Davies,
A. Lewis, T. Lunel, A. Crosbie
AEA Technology, Nation Environmental Technology Centre
Offshore field
testing of multiple applications of Corexit 9500 dispersant
to evaluate its effectiveness on weathered Alaska North Slope
crude and other heavy fuel oils.
Status: Complete |
View
Summary (PDF 39K)
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Oil
Spill Dispersant Workshop
U.S. Coast Guard
Development
of a conference on dispersant application in Alaska.
Status: Complete |
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DRAFT
Standard Air Modeling/Monitoring Operating Procedures for
In Situ Oil Spill Burns
Washington Department of Ecology
Participation
in the testing of in-situ burning techniques off the Washington
coast and development of an air-quality operations manual.
Status: Complete |
View
Report (without appendices)
(PDF 99K)
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| Effectiveness
Testing For COREXIT 9500 On Alaska North Slope Crude Oil In
Prince William Sound Seawater At 8C
Laboratory
testing and evaluation of mixing, temperature and other selected
parameters that affect the effectiveness of dispersant application
in Alaska waters.
Status: Complete |
View
Report
(PDF 375K) |
| FATE
AND EFFECTS |
Title/Description |
Availability |
Assessment
of Freshwater Biodegradation Potential of Oils Commonly Transported
in Alaska
S. Blenkinsopp, Z. Wang, J. Foght, D.W.S. Westlake, G. Sergy,
M. Fingas, M. Landriault, L. Sigouin and K. Semple
Prepared by
Environment Canada for Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation
Determination
of the biodegradability potential of common Alaskan oils
in a freshwater environment.
Status: Complete |
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Ecological
Risk Assessment Guidance and Ecological Receptors and Indicators
for Risk Assessments
Shannon & Wilson
Review of
risk assessment guidelines and development of parameters
for the use of ecological receptors and indicators in the
20 currently identified Alaska ecoregions.
Status: Complete |
View
Report
(PDF 477K) |
General
Guidance for Selecting Petroleum Hydrocarbon Field Screen
Methods
Prepared by
IT Corporation and US ARMY Cold Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Evaluation
of the reliability of petroleum field-test kits under Alaskan
conditions and comparison with laboratory confirmation tests.
Status: Complete |
View
Report
excluding tables
(PDF 36K)
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| Part
1: Acute Toxicity Of The Oil Dispersant COREXIT 9500, And Fresh
And Weathered Alaska North Slope Crude Oil To The Alaskan Tanner
Crab (C. bairdi), Two Standard Test Species, And V.
fischeri (MICROTOX® Assay)
Part 2:
Assessment Of Alaskan Marine Species For Toxicity Tests
Prepared by
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Expansion
of ongoing toxicity tests to include weathered oil and dispersant
mixtures.
Status: Complete |
View
Part 1
(PDF 1.7 MB)
View
Part 2
(PDF 172 K) |
Biodegradation
of Dispersed Oil Using Corexit 9500
J. E. Lindstrom,
D. M. White, and J. F. Braddock, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Laboratory
tests on the biodegradation of dispersed oil.
Status: Complete |
View
Report
(PDF 372K) |
Biodegradability
of Chemically-Dispersed
Oil
AEA Technology
Environment
Louise Davies, Fabien Daniel, Richard Swannell,
Joan Braddock
Determination
of the fate and effects of chemically dispersed oil at sea
through field and laboratory tests.
Status: Complete |
View
Report
(PDF 487K) |
| CONTINGENCY
PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS |
Title/Description |
Availability |
Cleanup
Alternatives for Alaska
McDowell Group, Inc.
Identify and
evaluate alternative regulatory regimes and approaches for
spill response and cleanup and the cost/benefit of each.
Status: Complete |
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Northern
Alaska Shoreline Mapping
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Survey and
inventory of available data for environmental sensitivity
mapping of the northern Alaska coastline.
Status: Complete |
Maps
available from NOAA, John Whitney, 907-271-3593 |
Prince
William Sound Environmental Sensitivity Mapping
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Update of
available data for environmental sensitivity maps of Prince
William Sound.
Status: Complete |
Maps
available from NOAA, John Whitney, 907-271-3593 |
Southeast
Alaska Environmental Sensitivity Mapping
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Update of
available data for environmental sensitivity maps of Southeast
Alaska.
Status: Complete |
Maps
available from NOAA, John Whitney, 907-271-3593 |
Identification
and Evaluation of Remote Sensing Technologies for Oil Spills
in Alaska
A. M. Sienkiewicz
and W. J. Stringer, Prism Environmental
Evaluation
of available remote sensing options and determination of
the most cost-effective system for use in Alaska.
Status: Complete |
View
Summary
(PDF 7K)
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Evaluation
of Forestry Call Out System for Oil Spill Response
E-Tech Inc.
Assessment
of the Alaska Division of Forestry call-out system for applicability
to oil spill responder emergency mobilization.
Status: Complete |
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Geographic
Response Plan - Northern Lynn Canal, Haines to Skagway
Prepared by
Shannon & Wilson for Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation
Analysis of
equipment and manpower needs to establish a plan to protect
sensitive nearshore resources in upper Lynn Canal.
Status: Complete |
View
Intro and Purpose
(PDF 23K)
View
Report
(excluding appendices)
(PDF 203K)
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Cook
Inlet Geographic Response Strategies
Establishment
of a stakeholder forum to address strategies to protect sensitive
nearshore resources in middle and lower Cook Inlet.
Status: Complete |
View
Report |
| TRAINING
AND SPILL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS |
Title/Description |
Availability |
Prince
William Sound Drill Simulator
PWS Community College
Acquisition
and development of a system for conducting simulated spill
responses.
Status: Complete |
Information
on Simulator available from PWSCC |
Data
Repository Design Pilot Project
Resource Data, Inc.
Analysis of
existing databases and data-management practices to determine
feasibility of a client/server system for spill prevention/response.
Status: Complete |
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| SPILL
PREVENTION |
Title/Description |
Availability |
Technical
Review of Secondary Containment System Technology for Alaska
Golder Associates
Development
of procedures for testing permeability of proposed secondary
containment methods for bulk fuel storage facilities.
Status: Complete |
View
Intro
(PDF 24K)
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Technical
Review of Leak Detection Technologies
Prepared by
Oasis Environmental for the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation
Evaluation
of the effectiveness of technology currently in use in Alaska
to detect leaks.
Status: Complete |
View
Report Vol. I
(PDF 88K)
View
Report Vol. II
(PDF 144K) |
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