RECOVERY OF LAPIO FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER1

Autor:	Jim O'Brien, Lcdr Ilene Byron, David W. Ogé, Roger Lanier, LT Laura H. Weems
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Pollution Engineering business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Environmental engineering Fuel oil business Marine transportation Specific gravity media_common
Zdroj:	International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 1997:773-776
ISSN:	2169-3358 2169-3366
DOI:	10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-773
Popis:	The increased demand and marine transportation of low-API oil (LAPIO), a group V fuel oil, has posed new problems for pollution responders. Group V oils have a specific gravity greater than 1 or an API gravity less than 10, and when spilled into the marine environment do not remain on the surface of the water. On October 11, 1995, more than 4600 barrels of LAPIO were discharged into the lower Mississippi River at mile 126, Above Head of Passes. Through creative engineering techniques nearly 50% of the oil was recovered from the bottom of the river. This paper covers the summary of events, the problems encountered, and the federal on-scene coordinator's recommendations for future group V oil spill response.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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