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November 21, 2005

Oil spill publications

General

• Glossary of Oil Spill Terms

• Oil Tanker Spill Statistics from ITOPF

• Oil Spill Statistics from U.S. Coast Guard

• Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Measures Pamphlet Series (U.S. Coast Guard)

• ITOPF Handbook 2004/2005

• The Oil and Gas Industry from Rio to Johannesburg and Beyond

Case Histories 

• Case Studies

• Oil Spill Case Histories 

• Recovery of Sunken Oil in the Sea of Marmara

• The Nakhodka Oil Spill Response - the Technical Adviser's Perspective

• The Sea Empress Oil Spill: Environmental Impact and Recovery

Regulations

• Clean Water Act

• Oil Pollution Act

• Oil Pollution Prevention 

• Who is who in California

• National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

• Environmental and Social Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations in Sensitive Areas of the Sub-Andean Basin

Fate, Behavior and Toxicity

• Oil Behavior and Toxicity

• Physical Behavior of Oil in the Ocean  

• The Behavior and Effects Of Oil Spills In Aquatic Environments

• Fate and Effects of Spilled Oil (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Oil Behavior, Pathways, and Exposure

• Physical Processes Affecting the Movement and Spreading of Oils in Inland Waters

• Persistent vs. Non-Persistent Oils: What You Need to Know

• Fate and Behavior of Deepwater Subsea Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico  

• Platt's Oil Guide to Specifications

• Solubility of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Oil/Water Systems

• Behavior of a Chemically-dispersed Oil and a Whole Oil on a Near-shore Environment

• Partitioning of Crude Oil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Systems

• Fate of Spilled Oil in Marine Waters: Where Does It Go? What Does it Do? How Do Dispersants Affect It? An Information Booklet for Decision Makers

• The Effect of  Emulsification on Oil Spill Evaporation

Identification and Monitoring

• Oil Spill Identification 

• Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting - Numerical Interpretation Developments

• Improved and Standardized Methodology for Oil Spill Fingerprinting

• Monitoring and Sampling

• Oil Spill Detection 

• Detection and Tracking of Oil Under Ice   

• Oil Spill Measured With Microwave Radiometer

• Oil spill Detection with the RADARSAT SAR in the Waters of the Yellow and East China Sea: A Case Study

• Operational Use of Ocean Surface Drifters for Tracking Spilled Oil

• Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensing

• Oil Spill Fingerprinting and Source Identification by EUROCRUDE

• Remote Sensing for Oil Spill Detection and Response

• Tracking and Surveillance (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensors

• New Space-Borne Sensors for Oil Spill Response

• Airborne Oil Spill Sensor Testing: Progress and Recent Developments

• Synthetic Aperture Radar Sensors: Viable for Marine Oil Spill Response

• Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensing

• Three-Dimensional Self-Calibrating Coastal Oil Spill Trajectory Tracking And Contaminant Transport Using Hf Radar

• Multi-Parameter Instrument Array and Control System (MPIACS): A Software Interface Implementation Of Real-Time Data Acquisition and Visualization of Environmental Monitoring

• Development of a Cheap, GPS-based, Radio-tracked, Surface drifter for closed Shallow-water Bays

• Field Instruments for Real Time In-Situ Crude Oil Concentration Measurements

• Use of Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar (CODAR) Technology in U. S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Planning

Modeling

• STATMAT

• MOHID

• SIMAP

• ROSA ( River Oil Spill Analyser)

• SLROSM

• VOS-RT

• OSCAR

• Hazmat Modeling 

• Regional Contingency Planning Using the OSCAR Oil Spill Contingency and Response Model

• An Integrated Model for Prediction of Oil Transport from a Deep Water Blowout

• Oil Spill Analysis and Quick Response System for the Sea of Japan Based on the Shallow Water Circulation Model

• Modeling of oil spills for the shelf conditions of northeastern Sakhalin

• Marine Oil Spill Modeling Method 

• A Multiphase Oil Spill Model

• Numerical Prediction of Oil Slick Movement in Gabes Estuary

• Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation
  of Oil Spill Trajectories on the Sea

• Risk Assessment of Pollution From Spills in Australian Waters

• The Australian Oil Spill Response Atlas and Introduction of a New Oil Spill Trajectory Model

• Modeling Oil Spill Impacts

• Development and Application of Oil Spill Model for Singapore Coastal Waters

• Oil Transport in Surf Zone

• Meso-Scale Testing and Development of Test Procedures to Maintain Mass Balance

• Modeling Crude Oil Droplet-Sediment Aggregation in Nearshore Waters

• Dynamic Neural Network Modeling of HF Radar Current Maps for Forecasting Oil Spill Trajectories

• Aggregation and Transport Kinetics of Crude Oil and Sediment in Estuarine Waters

•  Oil Spills Fate and Effects Modeling for Alternative Response Scenarios

• Technical Documentation for the Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model

• Modeling Oceanic Fates of Oil, Drilling Muds and Produced Water from the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

• Numerical Models for Marine Environmental Risk Management

• Oil Deposition Modeling for Surface Oil Well Blowouts

• Horrible, horrible things: Numerical modeling of oil spills in Narragansett Bay

• Experimental Study of Multi-phase Plumes with Application to Deep Ocean Oil Spills

• Deep Oil Spill Modeling

• ROV Sonar and Visual Pictures from the Field Trial “Deep Spill”

• Experimental Discharges of Gas and Oil

• Deepwater Oil Spill Modeling for Assessing Environmental Impacts

• Oil Spill Modeling for Tanker Accidents in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey

• Ocean Modelling – Systems Available for the Environment and Scientific Coordinator

Contingency Planning and Response 

• Oil Spill Response and Cleanup Techniques

• Field Methods for Oil-Spill Response

• Choosing Spill Response Alternatives for Coastal Habitats

• Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments 

• Surface Oil Spill Containment and Cleanup  

• Mechanical containment and Recovery of Oil Following a Spill

• Oil Spill Response - Experience, Trends and Challenges

• Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills

• Preparing for Oil Spills: Contingency Planning

• Responding to Oil Spills: The National Response System

• Response to Oil Spills

• Procedures for the Approval of Oil Spill Treatment Products

• When Should Clean-up Operations be Brought to a Close - How Clean is Clean?

• Field Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters

• Prescribing Tactical Response for Oil Spill Clean Up Operations  

• Wildlife Response Plan for California 

• At-sea Recovery of Heavy Oils - a Reasonable Response Strategy?

• A Guide to Contingency Planning for Oil Spills on Water

• Oil Spill Response Equipment Performance Verification  

• Buzzards Bay Oil Spill Response Manual

• US Oil Spill Response Equipment at a Glance

• Choosing Spill Options to Minimize Damage: Net Environmental Benefit Analysis

• Best Management Practices for Oil Spill Response Methods

• Oil Spill Responder Safety Guide

• Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Response

• Guide to Oil Spill Exercise Planning

• Recovery of Oil Spills in Marine Arctic Regions

• Orimulsion Containment and Recovery

• Ecological Effectiveness of Oil Spill Countermeasures: How Clean is Clean?

• Booms

• Countermeasures for Ice Covered Waters A Perspective on the Application of Chemistry to Oil Spill Response

• Separation of Oil and Water in Oil Spill Recovery Operations

• Time Window-of-opportunity Strategies for Oil Spill Planning and Response

• The Interaction of Fine Particles With Stranded Oil

• Effectiveness and Environmental Considerations for Non-Dispersant Chemical Countermeasures

• Appropriate Technology for Oil Spill Management in Developing Nations

• Occupational-Health Aspects of Marine Oil-Spill Response

• The Development and Test of Equipment for Rapid Reflotation of Spilled Orimulsion®

• An Update on Techniques and Technologies Which Are Available for Responders in Response to Potential Spills of Emulsified Fuel (ORIMULSION®)

• Mechanical Response Guidelines

• The Effectiveness of Solidifiers for Combating Oil Spills

• In-situ Burning (NOAA)

• In-situ Burning

• Recovery Methods for High Viscosity Oils  

• Alternative Response Technologies - In Situ Burning and Dispersants

• Oil Spill Dispersants

• Oil Spill Dispersant. Risk Assessment for Swedish Waters

• Oil Spill Dispersants - Myths & Mysteries Unraveled

• A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants Especially Relevant to Alaska

• Dispersants and their Role in Oil Spill Response

• Chemical Characteristics of an Oil and the Relationship to Dispersant Effectiveness  

• The Potential for Dispersing Bunker C (IFO-380) Fuel Oils

• Factors in the Dispersant Use Decision-Making Process: Historical Overview and Look to the Future

• Laboratory Study on Dispersant Effectiveness in Alaskan Seawater

• Responding to Oil Spills in Coastal Marshes: the Fine Line Between Help and Hindrance

• Toxicity of Oil to Reef-Building Corals: a Spill Response Perspective

• Testing of Sorbent Performance

• Oil Spill Remediation Using Magnetic Separation

• Offshore Response (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Waste Management Guidelines (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Safety and Health Guidelines (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Alaska Spill Response Tactics Manual Project

• Chemical Dispersant Effectiveness Testing: Influence of Droplet Coalescence   

• Field Simulation Experiment of Aerial Dispersant Application for Spill of Opportunity

• Dispersant Effectiveness in a Simulated Shallow Embayment

• Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-covered Waters

• A Decision Maker's Guide to Dispersants - A Review of the Theory and Operational Requirements

• In-Situ Burning: The Fate of Burned Oil

• In-Situ Burning: A Decision-Maker's Guide to In-Situ Burning

• Dispersing Oil Spills in the Straits:Assessing Fisheries and Ecological Tradeoffs

• Dispersing Oil Near Shore in the California Current Region

• In-situ Burning of Alaskan Oils And Emulsions

• Mid-scale Tests of In-situ Burning

• The Case of Using Vessel-Based Systems to Apply Oil Spill Dispersants

• Feasibility of using Ohmsett for Dispersant Testing and Research

• Results of Laboratory Tests on the Potential of Using In-situ Burning on Seventeen Crude Oils

• Technology Assessment of the Use of Dispersants on Spills from Drilling and Production Facilities

• Technology Assessment of the Using Dispersants on Marine Oil Spills in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and California

• Assessment of the Use of Dispersants on Oil Spills in Californian Marine Waters

• Enhancing the In-situ Burning of Five Alaskan Oils and Emulsions

• Large Wave Tank Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Cold Waters

• Estimation of Towing Forces on Oil Spill Containment Boom

• Guide for Estimating the Chemical Dispersibility of Freshly Spilled Oil Spills

• Evaluation of New Approaches to the Containment and Recovery of Oil in Fast Water

• Oil Response in Fast Water Currents: A Decision Tool

• Oil Spill Response Offshore, In-Situ Burn Operations Manual

• Contingency Planning for Oil Spill Accidents in Brazil

Shoreline

• Shoreline Assessment Manual 

• Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals

• Shoreline Cleanup of Oil Spills

• Termination of Shoreline Cleanup - a Technical Perspective

• Use of Ammoniated Cellulosic Materials for Remediation of Oil-Contaminated Wetlands

• The Fate and Effects of Hydrocarbons in Antarctic Soil: Preliminary Results of an Experimental Fuel Spill

• Chemistry and Environmental Effects of the Shoreline Cleaner

• Shoreline Cleanup (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Land Response (TOC by World Bank. Chad Export Project)

• Shoreline Cleaner Evaluation on a Petroleum Impacted Wetland

• Ecological Evaluation of Shoreline Cleaners Used on Oiled Mesocosm Sandy Beaches

• Shoreline Cleaner Use in a Sandy Beach Environment

• Redox Dynamics During Recovery of an Oil-impacted Estuarine Wetland

• Redox dynamics of a tidally-influenced wetland on the San Jacinto River

• Evaluation of Intrinsic Remediation of a Petroleum-Contaminated Wetland

• Behavior of a Chemically Dispersed Oil in a Wetland Environment

• Comparative Toxicity of Simulated Beach Sediments Impacted with Both Whole and Chemical Dispersions of Weathered Arabian Medium Crude Oil

Bioremediation and Biodegradation

• Guidelines for the Bioremediation of Marine Shorelines and Freshwater Wetlands

• Biodegradability of Chemically-Dispersed Oil

• Biodegradation of Toxic Chemicals from Petroleum and Produced Water in Brackish Marsh Sediments: Pathway Studies and Degradation Rate Enhancement Using Deuterated Standards

• Bioremediation of Marine Oil Spills

• Engineered Application of Bioremediation to Oil Spills in Coastal Wetlands: a Field Trial

• Use of Bioremediation for Oil Spill Response in the Great Barrier Reef Region

• Biodegradation of Chemically Dispersed Oil an Ecosystem Approach  

• Field Evaluations of Marine Oil Spill Bioremediation

• Bioremediation of Oil on Shoreline Environments:
  Development of Techniques and Guidelines

• Aeration­Enhanced Bioremediation of Oil­Contaminated Soils: a Laboratory Treatability Study

• Bioremediation of Fuel Oil

• Effect of Humic Acids on the Bioremediation of Polyclyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Aquifers Contaminated with Petroleum

• In-situ Air Sparging

• Nutrient Transport During Bioremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Beaches

• Selective Enumeration of Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria

• The Effect of Bioremediation Agents on Oil Biodegradation in Medium-Fine Sand

• Use of Humic Acids to Enhance the Removal of Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Aquifers

• Microbial Enumeration and Laboratory-Scale Microcosm Studies in Assessing Enhanced Bioremediation Potential of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

• Enhancement of Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus in Biodegradation of Tapis Crude Oil

• Application of Bioremediation Technologies for Cleaning of Crude Oil Polluted Soils

• Influence of Chemical Surfactants on the Biodegradation of Crude Oil by a Mixed Bacterial Culture

• Biosurfactant-Enhanced Soil Remediation

• Injection Vessel Advancements to Enhance Bioremediation of Oil Contaminated Salt Marshes

• Oil Spill Response in the Great Barrier Reef Region

• Microbial Degradation of Crude Oil in Marine Environments Tested in a Flask Environment

• Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions

• Comparison of Petroleum Biodegradation Potential With Alternative Electron Acceptors

• Bioremediation of an Experimental Oil Spill in a Wetland

• The Use of Toxicity Bioassays to Monitor the Recovery of Oiled Wetland Sediments

• Bioaugementation for the Enhanced Bioremediation of Petroleum in a Wetland

• Evaluation of Two Commercial Bioaugmentation Products for Enhanced Removal of Petroleum from a Wetland

• Microbial Dynamics during Bioremediation of a Crude Oil-Contaminated Coastal Wetland

• Degradation of Crude Oil by Commercial Microbial Cultures

• Biodegradation of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Enhanced by Commercial Bioremediation Agents

• Oil Degrading Microbial Populations Along the Texas Coast

• Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Crude Oil by Pure Bacterial Cultures Under Different Redox Conditions

• Bioavailability of Chemically-Dispersed Crude Oil

• Nutrient Effects on the Biodegradation Rates of Chemically-Dispersed Crude Oil

• Biodegradation of oil-contaminated sediments: Effect of a dispersant and natural organic matter

• San Jacinto River Oil Spill: Wetland Bioremediation Project

• Bioremediation of a Controlled Oil Release in a Wetland

• The Toxicity of Oil-Contaminated Sediments during Bioremediation of a Wetland

• TLC/FID Analysis of Compositional Hydrocarbon Changes Associated with Bioremediation

• Ecological Impacts of a Wetland Oil Spill and Bioremediation Experiments

Environment

• The Coastal Environment

• Sensitivity of Coastal Environments to Oil

• Biological Resources

• Wildlife and Oil Spills

• Guidelines on Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution 

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Coral Reefs

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Mangroves

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Salt marshes

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Rocky Shores

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Fisheries

• Biological Impacts of Oil Pollution: Sedimentary Shores

• The Environmental Impact of Marine Oil Spills - Effects, Recovery and Compensation

• The Archetypical Environmental Sensitivity Index

• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Case Studies of Four Sites in Prince William Sound, 1989-1994 

• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Effect on fish and shellfish 

• Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response

• Environmental Management in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

• Exploration and Production Waste Management Guidelines 

• Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Arctic and SubArctic Onshore Regions—Guidelines for Environmental Protection

• Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Operations in Mangrove Areas—Guidelines for Environmental Protection

• Oil Industry Operating Guideline for Tropical Rainforests

• Tundra Treatment Manual

• Fate and Effects of Oil and Dispersed Oil on Mangrove Ecosystems in Australia

• The Toxicity of Twenty-five Oils in Relation to the MAFF Dispersant Tests

• Methods for Analysis for Hydrocarbons and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Marine Samples

• Toxicological Profile for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) 

• How Oil Pollution Affects Birds and Other Wildlife Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response

• The Use of Mesocosms in Marine Oil Spill— Ecological Research and Development

• Managing Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill

• Integrating Physical and Biological Studies of Recovery from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

• Oil and Sea Turtles

• Oil Spills in Coral Reefs

• Oil Spills in Mangroves

• Oil Spill Effects

• Comparative Toxicity Of Oil, Dispersant, And Dispersed Oil To Texas Marine Species

• Effects of Oil and Chemically Dispersed Oil in the Environment

• Status, Trends and Effects of Toxic Contaminants in the Puget Sound
  Environment

Offshore facilities 

• Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Facilities Offshore 

• Technology Assessment for Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Operations in the Arctic Ocean 

• Specific Issues Relating to Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, Production and Transportation

• Report of the Expert Panel on Science Issues Related to Oil and Gas Activities, Offshore British Columbia

• Science Issues Related to Oil and Gas Activities, Offshore British Columbia

• Waste Minimization in the Oil Field

Cost and Liability

• Oil Spill Compensation: a Guide to the International Conventions on Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage

• Admissibility of Claims for Compensation for Environmental Damage Under the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions

• The Application of Strict Criminal Liabilities to the Spillage of Oil; the Practical Impact on Effective Spill Response 

• Trends in Criminal Enforcement in the Marine Industry: More Targets and Expanding Theories of Liability

• West Coast Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Requirements

• Worldwide Analysis of Marine Oil Spill Cleanup Cost Factors

• Estimating Cleanup Costs for Oil Spills

• Cleanup Costs for Oil Spills in Ports

• Comparative Methodologies for Estimating On-water Response Costs for Marine Oil Spills

• The Coast of Oil Spill from Tankers: an Analysis of IOPC Fund Incidents

• Comparative Costs of Low Technology Shoreline Cleaning Methods

• Factors that Determine the Cost of Oil Spills

• The Cost of Oil Spills from Tankers - An Analysis of IOPC Fund Incidents 

• Comparative Costs of Low Technology Shoreline Cleaning Methods

• There is no Accounting for the Exxon Valdez

• Modeling Oil Spill Response and Damage Costs

Analysis

• Assessment of Risks Associated With The Shipment and Transfer of Group V Fuel Oils

• Recommendations to Prevent Oil Spills Caused by Human Error

• Analysis of Oil Spill Trends in the United States and Worldwide

• Investing in Oil Spill Prevention: Has it Reduced Vessel Spills and Accidents in Washington State?

• Analysis of Past Marine Oil Spill Rates and Trends For Future Contingency Planning

• Looking To The Future – Setting The Agenda For Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness And Response In The 21st Century

• Offshore Oil in North Carolina: An Interdisciplinary Assessment

• Updated Assessment of the Risk for Oil Spills in the Baltic Sea Area

• Oil Spills in the Australian Marine Environment: Environmental Consequences and Response Technologies

• Risks and Industry Preparedness in Northern Waters

• Challenges in the Prevention of Marine Pollution

• Improvements in Marine Spill Planning and Response in the South Pacific

• A Review of the Problems Posed by Spills of Heavy Fuel Oils 

• Oil Spill Risks and the State of Preparedness in the Regional Seas

• Oil and Gas Operations Offshore California: Status, Risks, and Saffety

• Characterization of Oil/Water Interfaces : a Molecular Dynamics Study

• Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Prestige Spill

• Environmental Chemistry

• Assessing Damages for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

• Trouble on Oiled Waters: Lessons from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

• Application of Health Risk Assessment to Derive Cleanup Levels at a Fuel-Oil Spill Site

• A Review of Recent Innovations and Current Research In Oil and Chemical Spill Technology

• Oil Spill Prevention: a Proactive Approach

• Global Challenges to Preparedness and Response Regimes

• Developing Consensus Ecological Risk Assessments: Environmental Protection In Oil Spill Response Planning                        

• State of the Art Report on Oil Weathering and on the Effectiveness of Response Alternatives

• Modelling Future Oil Production, Population and the Economy

• Human Factors in Incident Investigation and Analysis

• Crew Endurance Management Practices. A Guide for Maritime Operations

University of California Santa Barbara

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management