Exxon Oil Spill Technology Advances from the Valdez Cleanup
| Autor: | Gregory DeMarco, Jerry Canevari, Roger C. Prince, Robert J. Fiocco, Richard R. Lessard |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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| Zdroj: | International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 1999:357-362 |
| ISSN: | 2169-3358 2169-3366 |
| DOI: | 10.7901/2169-3358-1999-1-357 |
| Popis: | The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 was the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. It triggered a massive cleanup and accelerated major changes to the U.S. structure for combating oil spills. It also led to a number of successful new programs within Exxon and industry aimed at reducing incidents, minimizing spillage of oil worldwide, and improving the capability to respond in the event of a spill. Exxon's response effort is widely acknowledged as the largest peacetime industrial mobilization ever in the United States and possibly in the world. Exxon immediately accepted responsibility and committed resources and personnel to clean up the environment affected by the spill The Valdez spill is the most studied ever. The cleanup involved the use of technology not previously applied to large spills. Many of these applications are now the subject of ongoing international research programs aimed at improving the ability to respond. This paper, written by several Exxon scientists who conducted technical studies in support of the cleanup, summarizes many of the technical learnings and advances that came out of the spill, and subsequent research studies with emphasis on how these apply to today's spills. This paper discusses only the response and cleanup. Exxon also initiated a number of programs to mitigate impacts on people, communities and wildlife affected by the spill. |
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