Oil spill response, effectiveness and environmental effects - Experimental work performed in Greenland waters

TY - CONF

T1 - Oil spill response, effectiveness and environmental effects - Experimental work performed in Greenland waters

AU - Fritt-Rasmussen, Janne

AU - Wegeberg, Susse

AU - Wilms, Lonnie B.

AU - Gustavson, Kim

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

N2 - This paper introduces and gives an overview of different projects conducted as part of the EU Horizon 2020 research project GRACE (Integrated oil spill response actions and environmental effects). The main objective of the projects was to improve the knowledge base for combating oil spills in Arctic waters. Hence, the projects focus on developing, comparing and evaluating the effectiveness and environmental effects of different oil spill response methods in an Arctic climate. The paper will include results of experimental work performed in Greenland coastal waters in the following subprojects: 1. In situ burning field trials in Greenland coastal waters 2017. Two burns were completed; offshore and near the coast. Focus will be on environmental impacts from the burns and lessons learned with respect to increased usability of in situ burning. 2. Studies on natural removal of stranded oil on rocky coasts in Greenland. Focus will be on the effects of oil smothering and removal of oil from rocky coast with respects to oil types, degradation by sunlight and wave wash. 3. Future work as a follow up on the GRACE project. Introduction of work that are planned to be completed in Northeast Greenland summer 2019.

AB - This paper introduces and gives an overview of different projects conducted as part of the EU Horizon 2020 research project GRACE (Integrated oil spill response actions and environmental effects). The main objective of the projects was to improve the knowledge base for combating oil spills in Arctic waters. Hence, the projects focus on developing, comparing and evaluating the effectiveness and environmental effects of different oil spill response methods in an Arctic climate. The paper will include results of experimental work performed in Greenland coastal waters in the following subprojects: 1. In situ burning field trials in Greenland coastal waters 2017. Two burns were completed; offshore and near the coast. Focus will be on environmental impacts from the burns and lessons learned with respect to increased usability of in situ burning. 2. Studies on natural removal of stranded oil on rocky coasts in Greenland. Focus will be on the effects of oil smothering and removal of oil from rocky coast with respects to oil types, degradation by sunlight and wave wash. 3. Future work as a follow up on the GRACE project. Introduction of work that are planned to be completed in Northeast Greenland summer 2019.

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M3 - Paper

AN - SCOPUS:85071050859

SP - 375

EP - 386

T2 - 42nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program - Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, AMOP 2019

Y2 - 4 June 2019 through 6 June 2019

ER -