Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report.
The long-term effects and ultimate fate of crude oil spilled on permafrost-underlain tundra is the subject of this study. The project involves two experimental oil spills of 2000 gallons (7570 liters) each on 500-sqm test plots near Fairbanks, Alaska. A winter spill, discussed in this report, took p...
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ftdtic:ADA034140 2023-05-15T16:37:04+02:00 Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. Collins,C Deneke,F Jenkins,T Johnson,L McFadden,T COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H 1976-11 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA034140 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA034140 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA034140 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Snow Ice and Permafrost *OIL POLLUTION *OIL SPILLS *TUNDRA SIMULATION DEGRADATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ALASKA LONG RANGE(TIME) SOILS WINTER HEATING PIPELINES VEGETATION MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY COLD WEATHER TESTS PERMAFROST CRUDE OIL Environmental impact Taiga Text 1976 ftdtic 2016-02-20T11:57:19Z The long-term effects and ultimate fate of crude oil spilled on permafrost-underlain tundra is the subject of this study. The project involves two experimental oil spills of 2000 gallons (7570 liters) each on 500-sqm test plots near Fairbanks, Alaska. A winter spill, discussed in this report, took place in February 1976. Another spill will take place at the peak of the growing season in the summer. This allows conditions prevailing during these climatic periods to be studied as to their effect on oil spills, and makes it possible to study the reaction of the spilled oil to these temperature extremes. The February spill, designed to simulate a real pipeline leak, was large enough to approach reality while remaining within the limits of logistical capabilities. Monitoring the spill and control plots includes: oil movement, temperature regime, biological effects, microbiological changes, permafrost impact, and chemical degradation of the oil. Text Ice permafrost taiga Tundra Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Fairbanks |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost *OIL POLLUTION *OIL SPILLS *TUNDRA SIMULATION DEGRADATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ALASKA LONG RANGE(TIME) SOILS WINTER HEATING PIPELINES VEGETATION MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY COLD WEATHER TESTS PERMAFROST CRUDE OIL Environmental impact Taiga |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost *OIL POLLUTION *OIL SPILLS *TUNDRA SIMULATION DEGRADATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ALASKA LONG RANGE(TIME) SOILS WINTER HEATING PIPELINES VEGETATION MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY COLD WEATHER TESTS PERMAFROST CRUDE OIL Environmental impact Taiga Collins,C Deneke,F Jenkins,T Johnson,L McFadden,T Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost *OIL POLLUTION *OIL SPILLS *TUNDRA SIMULATION DEGRADATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ALASKA LONG RANGE(TIME) SOILS WINTER HEATING PIPELINES VEGETATION MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY COLD WEATHER TESTS PERMAFROST CRUDE OIL Environmental impact Taiga |
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The long-term effects and ultimate fate of crude oil spilled on permafrost-underlain tundra is the subject of this study. The project involves two experimental oil spills of 2000 gallons (7570 liters) each on 500-sqm test plots near Fairbanks, Alaska. A winter spill, discussed in this report, took place in February 1976. Another spill will take place at the peak of the growing season in the summer. This allows conditions prevailing during these climatic periods to be studied as to their effect on oil spills, and makes it possible to study the reaction of the spilled oil to these temperature extremes. The February spill, designed to simulate a real pipeline leak, was large enough to approach reality while remaining within the limits of logistical capabilities. Monitoring the spill and control plots includes: oil movement, temperature regime, biological effects, microbiological changes, permafrost impact, and chemical degradation of the oil. |
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Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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Fate and Effects of Crude Oil Spilled on Permafrost Terrain. First Year Progress Report. |
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