Oil in the sea III: inputs, fates, and effects
National Research Council… - 2003 - books.google.com
Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being
discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based …
discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based …
Environmental sensitivity index maps to manage oil spill risks: A review and perspectives
FM D'Affonseca, FAGV Reis… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental sensitivity index (ESI) maps and data are employed worldwide to prepare
contingency planning and responses for oil spills. The ESI approach has been successfully …
contingency planning and responses for oil spills. The ESI approach has been successfully …
[PDF][PDF] Vulnerability of coastal environments to oil spill impacts
ER Gundlach, MO Hayes - Marine technology society Journal, 1978 - oil-spill-info.com
Contingency planning for potential oil spills is becoming a necessity for most of the coastal
waterways of the United States. An important part of a usable contingency plan is the …
waterways of the United States. An important part of a usable contingency plan is the …
Sensitivity and vulnerability in marine environments: an approach to identifying vulnerable marine areas
MA Zacharias, EJ Gregr - Conservation Biology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Marine environments have suffered from a lack of quantitative methods for delineating areas
that are sensitive or vulnerable to particular stresses, natural and anthropogenic. We define …
that are sensitive or vulnerable to particular stresses, natural and anthropogenic. We define …
[PDF][PDF] A systems approach to Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping for oil spill contingency planning and response
Oil spills can devastate ecosystems and severely impact water quality. The Environmental
Sensitivity Index [ESI) was developed to reduce the en vironmen tal consequences of a spill …
Sensitivity Index [ESI) was developed to reduce the en vironmen tal consequences of a spill …
Oil spill environmental sensitivity mapping of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FH Rodrigues, A de Andrade Kolya, VM Veiga… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current case study focuses on the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping of
Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—a region at risk from petroleum sector pollution. By …
Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—a region at risk from petroleum sector pollution. By …
The persistence and character of stranded oil on coarse-sediment beaches
EH Owens, E Taylor, B Humphrey - Marine pollution bulletin, 2008 - Elsevier
Small amounts of oil that can persist for decades in the intertidal zone of coarse-sediment
beaches have been documented in a few well-studied cases. Oil that survives attenuation …
beaches have been documented in a few well-studied cases. Oil that survives attenuation …
Integrated environmental vulnerability to oil spills in sensitive areas
CB Monteiro, PH Oleinik, TF Leal, WC Marques… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the typical range of influence of oil spills surrounds urbanised and economically active
areas, it is likely that fragile regions may not be part of the most vulnerable zones. This …
areas, it is likely that fragile regions may not be part of the most vulnerable zones. This …
Oil spill vulnerability assessment integrating physical, biological and socio-economical aspects: Application to the Cantabrian coast (Bay of Biscay, Spain)
S Castanedo, JA Juanes, R Medina, A Puente… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
A methodology has been developed to carry out an integrated oil spill vulnerability index, V,
for coastal environments. This index takes into account the main physical, biological and …
for coastal environments. This index takes into account the main physical, biological and …
Scaling up: the statistical linkage between organismal abundance and geomorphology on rocky intertidal shorelines
GC Schoch, MN Dethier - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and …, 1996 - Elsevier
Quantifying the distribution and abundance of intertidal organisms over large areas presents
problems to scientists and resource managers limited by time, personnel, and funding. The …
problems to scientists and resource managers limited by time, personnel, and funding. The …