Oil Spills in Ice: Some Cleanup Options

Reports measures used to dispose of a 367,000-gal diesel oil and gasoline spill in Deception Bay, Quebec (western Hudson Strait) after a slide of snow and water through a tank farm. The oil was pumped on sea ice and burned at a location away from the tank farm and tundra.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Barber, F.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1970
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66236
Description
Summary:Reports measures used to dispose of a 367,000-gal diesel oil and gasoline spill in Deception Bay, Quebec (western Hudson Strait) after a slide of snow and water through a tank farm. The oil was pumped on sea ice and burned at a location away from the tank farm and tundra.