ETC Annual Conferences, AMOP Information

Environment Canada's 23rd Arctic and Marine Oilspill (AMOP) Technical Seminar will be held at the Coast Plaza Suite Hotel at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 14 - 16, 2000.

Copies of the Proceedings are available and can be purchased by contacting Mr. Dave Roy at roy.david@etc.ec.gc.ca

FINAL PROGRAM

Wednesday, June 14, 2000

Nelson Room

Physical and Chemical Properties and Behaviour

Mass Balance Constraints on the Sources of the Petrogenic Hydrocarbon Background in Offshore Sediments of Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska
D.S. Page, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
P.D. Boehm, G.S. Douglas & J.S. Brown, A. D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
A.E. Bence, W.A. Burns & P.J. Mankiewicz, Exxon Mobil Upstream
Research Co., Houston, TX, USA

Studies of Water-in-Oil Emulsions: Long-Term Stability, Oil Properties, and Emulsions Formed at Sea
M.F. Fingas & B. Fieldhouse, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
J. Lane & J. Mullin, Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Preliminary Findings of Oil-Solids Interaction in Eight Alaskan Rivers
J. McCourt, S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON, Canada
L. Shier, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Fairbanks, AK, USA

Studies of Water-in-Oil Emulsions: Energy and Work Threshold for Emulsion Formation
M.F. Fingas & B. Fieldhouse, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
J. Lane & J.V. Mullin, Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Methodology for Assessing Oil Weathering in a Dedicated Hydraulic Canal: Evolution of the Physical-Chemical Properties and Dispersibility of Various Crudes
J. Guyomarch and F.-X. Merlin, CEDRE, Cedex, France

Quantitative Determination of Oil Films/Slicks from Water Surfaces Using a Modified Solid-phase Extraction (SPE) Sampling Method
P. Louchourarn, J.S. Bonner, P. Tissot, T. McDonald & C. Fuller, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
C. Page, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Preliminary Results from the Laboratory Study of a Flow-through Fluorometer for Measuring Oil-in-Water Levels
P. Lambert, B. Fieldhouse, Z. Wang & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
M. Goldthorp, Goldthorp Consulting, Kemptville, ON, Canada
L.A. Pearson & E. Collazzi, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Juno, AK, USA

Study of Long-term Spilled Metula Oil: Degradation and Persistence of Petroleum Biomarkers
Z. Wang, M.F. Fingas & L. Sigouin, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

Characterization and Identification of a "Mystery" Oil Spill from Québec (1999)
Z. Wang, M.F. Fingas, M. Landriault & L. Sigouin, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Speakers' Corner

Hydrodynamic Behaviour and Surface Behaviour of Three Vegetable Oils: Operation PALMOR 1
F. Cabioch, CEDRE, Cedex, France

Olympic Pipeline Rupture/Fire and Release to Whatcom Creek
A. Barber & T. Cutler, US Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle, WA, USA

Fate and Behaviour of Residual Gasoline in a High Energy Pacific Northwest Stream Following Ignition
G. Mauseth & G. Challenger, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USA

End of Day Seminar Room 1

Denman Room

Activity Updates and Contingency Planning

Worldwide Analysis of Marine Oil Spill Cleanup Cost Factors
D.S. Etkin, Environmental Research Consulting, Winchester, MA, USA

Ohmsett Trains Oil Spill Responders
K. Nolan, MAR, Inc., Leonardo, NJ , USA
J. Lane, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA
D. Jensen, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Arctic Response Strategy Canadian Coast Guard
J.C. Goodman, Canadian Coast Guard, Sarnia, ON, Canada

Opinions on the Use of Oil Spill Response Methods in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet, Alaska
L.A. Pearson, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Anchorage, AK, USA

A Job Aid for Evaluating Spill Countermeasures Products and Technologies
A.H. Walker, D.K. Scholz & J.N. Boyd, Scientific and Environmental Associates, Inc., Cape Charles, VA, USA
J. Michel, Research Planning Inc., Columbia, SC, USA

The Graphical Resource Database: Vital Tool for Response Strategies
P.F. Hankins, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Valdez, AK, USA
M.T. Bronson & D.A. Wilson, IT Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, AK, USA

Methods Used to Develop Geographic Response Strategies for Central Cook Inlet, Alaska
T.L. Robertson, Central Cook Inlet Geographic Response Strategy Work Group, Seldovia, AK, USA
J. Banta, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, Anchorage, AK, USA
R. Dabney, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, Kenai, AK, USA
E. Haugstad, Tesoro Maritime Co., San Antonio, TX, USA
M. Munger, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Soldotna, AK, USA

Louisiana’s Oil Spill Program - New Developments
K. Debusschere, R. Tedford, J. Brolin & W. Lorentz, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

A Nowcast-Forecast Information System for PWS
G.L. Thomas & W. Cox, Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Cordova, AK, USA

Contingency Planning for the New Millennium
J.B. LaFevers Jr., Union Pacific Resources, Fort Worth, TX, USA

Biological Effects and Biodegradation

A Review of Methods Used in the Preparation and Analysis of Orimulsion-related Samples (Part 2 - Aquatic Toxicology)
I. Johnson, Golder Associates, Inc., Gainesville, FL, USA
P. Jokuty, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
K. Doe, Environment Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada
S. Blenkinsopp, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada

1999 Shoreline Conditions in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Zone in Prince William Sound
E.S. Gilfillan & D.S. Page, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
J.M. Neff, Battelle Ocean Sciences, Duxbury, MA, USA
K.R. Parker, Data Analysis Group, Cloverdale, CA, USA
P.D. Boehm, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

Disappearance and Biological Effects of Crude Oils after Sedimentation on Subtidal Soft-bottom Seabed Sediments: Experiments in a Laboratory Seabed Mesocosm
O.G. Brakstad, L.-G. Faksness, Ø. Stokland, D. Altin & I. Singsaas, SINTEF Applied Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway

Selection of Potential Cold Water Marine Species for Testing of Oil, Dispersants, and Chemically Dispersed Oil
R.A. Perkins, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

End of Day Seminar Room 2

Wednesday Poster Session

PEPEC: A Response Guide Dealing with Protecting Public Health in Case of Drinking Water Contamination by an Oil or Chemical Spill on the St. Lawrence River
M. Paul & P. Guerrier, Québec Environmental Health Committee, Beauport, QC, Canada

The Minerals Management Service Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) Program: Phase 1 of a Multi-year Monitoring Program in the Nearshore Beaufort Sea
J.S. Brown, P.D. Boehm & J.H. Trefry, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

International Oil & Ice Workshop 2000
N.W. Glover, Alaska Clean Seas, Prudhoe Bay, AK, USA
D. Dickins, D.F. Dickins Associates, Ltd., Escondido, CA, USA

Ohmsett - 1999 Year in Review
D. DeVitis, K. Nolan & W. Schmidt, MAR, Inc., Leonardo, NJ, USA
J. Lane, Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Hydrocarbon Degrading Microbial Associations on Gravel Particles along the Arabian Gulf Coast
S. Radwan & R. Al-Hasan, University of Kuwait, Kuwait

Efficacy of Bioaugmentation versus Fertilization for Treatment of Diesel Contaminated Soil at an Arctic Site
J.F. Braddock & L.N.A. Harduar , University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
J.E. Lindstrom & D.M. Filler, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, USA

Chronic Toxicity on Orimulsion to the Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus: Influences on Survival, Feeding, Digestion, and Growth
S. Armsworthy & P.J. Cranford, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
G.H. Tremblay & K. Lee, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada

Sources of Background Hydrocarbons in Subtidal Sediments of Prince William Sound and the Eastern Gulf of Alaska Part I: Field Program and Sample Strategy
D.S. Page, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
P.D. Boehm, G.S. Douglas & J.S. Brown, A.D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
A. E. Bence, W.A. Burns & P.J. Mankiewicz, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., Houston, TX, USA

Sources of Background Hydrocarbons in Subtidal Sediments of Prince William Sound and the Eastern Gulf of Alaska Part II: Discriminating Among Multiple Sources
D.S. Page, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
P.D. Boehm, G.S. Douglas & J.S. Brown, A.D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
A. E. Bence, W.A. Burns & P.J. Mankiewicz, Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Co., Houston, TX, USA

Long Term Damage to Pink Salmon and Long Term Persistence of PAH in Spawning Habitat Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
S.D. Rice, J.W. Short, R.A. Heintz & M.G. Carls National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Juneau, AK, USA

Background Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Aromatic Hydrocarbon Loading to Gulf of Alaskas Sediments: New Insights Regarding Inputs Derived from Coal
J.W. Short & B.A. Wright, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Juneau, AK, USA
J.J. Kolak, K.A. Kvenvolden, P.R. Carlson, F.D. Hostettler & R.J. Rosenbauer, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA

Russian Arctic Basin Response Plan in Relation to Prospected Offshore Oil and Gas Activities
V. Jouravel, JSC Rosshelf, Moscow, Russia
V. Karev, Russian Marine Salvage and Rescue Administration, Moscow, Russia
G. Semanov, Central Marine Fleet Science and Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

Monitoring the Distribution, Concentrations, and Potential Effects of Petroleum Contaminants in Cook Inlet, Alaska
S.M. Saupe, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, Kenai, AK, USA
D.C. Lees, Littoral Ecological and Environmental Services, Laucadia, CA, USA
W.B. Driskell, Driskell and Associates, Seattle, WA, USA
J.R. Payne, J.R. Payne Environmental, Encinitas, CA, USA

Spill Behaviour of Maui B Crude Oil (Offshore Taranaki, New Zealand) Under Simulated Wind and Water Conditions
C. Sulzberger, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Thursday, June 15, 2000

Nelson Room

Containment and Recovery

Evaluation of Mechanical Recovery Devices for Spills of Orimulsion
D. Cooper, SAIC Canada, Gloucester, ON, Canada
F. Hvidbak, flemingCo environmental aps, Aalborg, Denmark

Quantitative Method for Surface Oil Measurement and Recovery Based on a New Type of Low Impact Skimmer
P. Tissot, C. Fuller, L. Louchouarn, J.S. Bonner, S. Dellamea & D. Bujnoch, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Equipment Evaluation of Fast-Water Oil Recovery Equipment
K.A. Hansen, US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA

Development and Testing of the U.S. Coast Guard Water Injection Enhanced Viscous Oil Pumping System (VOPS)
R. Loesch, US Coast Guard, Washington, DC, USA
C. Moffatt, PCCI-GPC, Williamsburg, VA, USA
S. Knutson, US Coast Guard, Seattle, WA, USA

A Flexible Submergence Plane Barrier for Fast Current Applications
M.R. Swift, B. Celikkol, R.R. Steen & W. DiProfio, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
S.E. Root III, Portsmouth Harbor Towing, Portsmouth, NH, USA

Learning from the Tough Ones: U.S. Coast Guard Viscous Oil Pumping Improvements
M.D. Drieu, US Coast Guard, Novato, CA, USA
R.M. Loesch, US Coast Guard, Washington, DC, USA

Second Phase Evaluation of Fire Resistant Booms: Containment Performance
K.A. Hansen, US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA

Instability Study of Oil Slicks Contained by a Single Boom
J. Fang & K.-F. V. Wong, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

The Development and Test of Equipment for Rapid Reflotation of Spilled Orimulsion
F. Hvidbak, flemingCo environmental aps, Aalborg, Denmark
P. Masciangioli, INTEVEP, Venezuela

Observations of Conventional Oil Boom Failure
M.R. Swift, J. Belanger, B. Celikkol, R.R. Steen & D. Michelin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

Oil Spill Treating Agents

Recent Results from Dispersant Testing
M.F. Fingas, B. Fieldhouse, Z. Wang, L. Sigouin & M. Landriault, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
J.V. Mullin, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Materials Balance on an Oil Washed from a Sandy Substrate Using Shoreline Cleaners
C. Page, C. Fuller & R. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
J.S. Bonner, P. Louchouarn, P. Tissot & T. McDonald, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Feasibility of Using Ohmsett for Dispersant Testing and Research
S.L. Ross, I.A. Buist, S.G. Potter & R.C. Belore, S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON, Canada

Laboratory Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants When Applied Dilute versus Neat
R.C. Belore & S.L. Ross, S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON, Canada

Speakers’ Corner

Application of Oil Gelling Powder in Water
K. Ueda, S. Fujii & H. Yamanouchchi, Ship Research Institute, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
M. Kitamura, Group on Oil Gelling Powder, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

End of Day Seminar Room 1

Denman Room

Detection, Tracking and Remote Sensing

Progress in Achieving Airborne Oil Slick Thickness Measurement
C.E. Brown & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
R.H. Goodman, Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., Calgary, AB, Canada
J.V. Mullin, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA
M. Choquet & J.-P. Monchalin, National Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada

Survey of Technologies Available to Detect Small Leaks on the Trans Alaska Pipeline
G. Bearman, M.L. Homer & M.A. Ryan, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
C. Robinson, Alyeska Pipeline Co., Fairbanks, AK, USA

Underwater Remote Detection and Monitoring of Spilled Orimulsion Using Sonar
F. Hvidbak, flemingCo environmental aps, Aalborg, Denmark
S.M. Jacobsen, RESON A/S, Denmark
P. Masciangioli, INTEVEP, Venezuela

Preliminary Testing of the Scanning Laser Environmental Airborne Fluorosensor
C.E. Brown, R. Marois & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
J.V. Mullin, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Spill Modelling

OSCAR2000: A Multi-Component 3-Dimensional Oil Spill Contingency and Response Model
M. Reed, P.S. Daling, O.G. Brakstad, I. Singsaas, L.-G. Faksness, B. Hetland & N. Ekrol, SINTEF Applied Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway

Modelling a Deep Water Oil/Gas Spill Under Conditions of Gas Hydrate Formation and Decomposition
L. Zheng and P.D. Yapa, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA

Estimation of Oil Toxicity Using an Additive Toxicity Model
D.P. French, Applied Science Associates, Inc., Narragansett, RI, USA

NOAA-MMS Joint Langmuir Circulation and Oil Spill Trajectory Models Workshop
D. Simecek-Beatty & W.J. Lehr, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA

An Integrated Model for Prediction of Oil Transport from a Deep Water Blowout
M.L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA
P.R. Bishnoi, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
E. Anderson & T. Isaji, Applied Science Associates, Inc., Narragansett, RI, USA

Estimating the Mortality to Aquatic Biota from Oil Releases Under Water
F. Chen & P.D. Yapa, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA

Algorithm and Interface Modifications of the NOAA Oil Spill Behavior Model
W. Lehr, D. Wesley, D. Simecek-Beatty, R. Jones, G. Kachook & J. Lankford, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA

SlickMap: An Interactive Computer Model of Oil Containment by a Boom
S.T. Grilli, T. Fake & M.L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

Speakers’ Corner

Using Biodesiel to Clean-up Mineral Oils from Sediments - Laboratory Studies
G. Pereira, University of Wales, Anglesey, Wales

Background Tarball Strandings on Sandy Oregon Beaches
G. Mauseth & A. Martin, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USA
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

End of Day Seminar Room 2

Thursday Poster Session

Refinement and Implementation of a Pre-SCAT Database and Shoreline Segmentation Methodology
R.J. Read, H. Leadlay, S. Anderson & J. Brydon, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

In-Situ Oil Burning in the Marshland Environment - Response of Spartina alterniflora
I.A. Mendelssohn, Q. Lin & K.R. Carney, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
N.P. Bryner & W.D. Walton, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
J.V. Mullin, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Studies on the Ignition of Oil
M. Nadeau, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Field Tests for the Verification of Oil-Mineral Aggregate (OMA) Formation
P. Stoffyn-Egli & K. Lee, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada
S. Blenkinsopp & G.A. Sergy, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensors
M.F. Fingas & C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Application of Ultraviolet Fluorescence (UVH) Spectroscopy to Monitor Oil-Mineral Aggregate (OMA) Formation
P.E. Kepkay & J.B.C. Bugden, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
K. Lee & P. Stoffyn-Egli, Fisheries and Oceand Canada, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada

Use of Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ) and GIS to Support Inspections and Operations During Oil Spill Response
A. Lamarche, ECM Technologies, Inc., Montréal, QC, Canada
E.R. Gundlach, E-TECH International, Inc., Acton, MA, USA

SCAT Planning
C. Duhaime, Environment Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
V. Martin, ECRC, Verchéres, QC, Canada

Airborne Oil Slick Thickness Measurement
C.E. Brown & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
R.H. Goodman, Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., Calgary, AB, Canada
J.V. Mullin, Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA
M. Choquet & J.-P. Monchalin, National Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada

Geographic Information Systems used by Environment Canada for Emergencies Management
M.-A. Spicer, Environment Canada (NEEC), Hull, QC, Canada
S. Leblanc & A. Laflamme, Environment Canada Atlantic Region
F. Gauthier, Environment Canada Quebec Region
H. Leadlay & R. Read, Environment Canada Ontario Region
D. Tilden & B. Heppelle, Environment Canada Prairie & Northern Region
S. Nickerson, Environment Canada Pacific & Yukon Region

Dispersant Effectiveness in Laboratory Tests: Effects of Oil Type, Treatment Rate and Mixing Energy
M.Ø. Moldestad & P.S. Daling, SINTEF Applied Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway
A. Lewis, Oil Spill Consultants, Middlesex, UK

Airborne Testing of the SLEAF
C.E. Brown, M.F. Fingas & R. Marois, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
J.V. Mullin, Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Properties of Crude Oil and Oil Products (Not Just Another Pretty Database)
P. Jokuty, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Testing Protocols and Effects Evaluation of a New Fuel, Orinulsion-400
I.C. Johnson, Golder Associates, Inc., Gainsville, FL, USA
T. Berkemeyer, Golder Associates Geoanalysis S.r.l., Turin, Italy
M.M. Esclapes, PDVSA-Intevep, Caracas, Venezuela
N. Garcia-Tavel, Bitor America Corp., Boca Raton, FL, USA
P. Gunter, Bitor Europe Ltd., Brentford, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Friday, June 16, 2000

Nelson Room

Shoreline Protection and Cleanup

The Documentation of Tar Balls on Oiled Shorelines: Lessons from the New Carissa, Oregon
E.H. Owens & L.M. Zimlicki-Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
C.A. Martin, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USA
A. Lamarche, ES₂, Montréal, QC, Canada
P.D. Reimer, EML Mapping, Saanichton, BC, Canada

Ecological Evaluation of Shoreline Cleaners Used on Oiled Mesocosm Sandy Beaches
C. Fuller, J.S. Bonner, S. Dellamea, S. Ussery, P. Tissot & P. Louchouarn, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
C. Page & T. McDonald, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

SCAT 2000 - A New Generation of Forms for the Description and Documentation of Oiled Shorelines
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
G.A. Sergy, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
R.D. Martin, Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX, USA
J.A. Tarpley, OSPR, Department of Fish and Game, Fairfield, CA, USA
J. Michel, Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, SC, USA
R. Yender, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA

Past and Present Spill Incidents

Stream Remediation Following a Gasoline Spill
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
G. Challenger, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USA
G.A Reiter, Westcliffe Environmental Management, Inc., Westcliffe, CO, USA

Oil Degradation, Operational Issues and Cleanup End-points During a High-altitude Pipeline Spill on the Bolivian Altiplano
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

Pollution of the Erika in the Bay of Bicay (France), December 12, 1999
M. Marchand & J. Guyomarch, CEDRE, Cedex, France

How to Prioritize Numerous Environmental Issues? Case Study of the Havre-Saint-Pierre Spill
S. Grenon, Environment Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada

to be advised, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd., London, United Kingdom

End of Seminar

Denman Room

In-Situ Burning

In-Situ Burning in the Marshland Environment - Soil Temperatures
N.P. Bryner, W.D. Walton, L.A. DeLauter & W. Twilley, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
I.A. Mendelson & Q. Lin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
J.V. Mullin, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

Combustion of Floating, Water-in-oil Emulsion Layers Subjected to External Heat Flux
A.Y. Walavalkar & A.K. Kulkarni, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

Emissions from Mesoscale In-Situ Oil (Diesel) Fires: Emissions from the Mobile 1998 Experiments
M.F. Fingas, Z. Wang, P. Lambert, F. Ackerman, K. Li, M. Goldthorp, S. Whiticar and R. Nelson, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
P. Campagna, R. Turpin and R. Nadeau, US Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ, USA
S. Schuetz and M. Morganti, Roy F. Weston/REAC, Edison, NJ, USA
R.A. Hiltabrand, US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA

The Use of In-situ Burn Technology for the Control of Accidental Petroleum Fires on Water
A.A. Allen, Spiltec, Woodinville, WA, USA

Results of Laboratory Tests on the Potential for Using In Situ Burning on Seventeen Crude Oils
J. McCourt & I.A. Buist, S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON, Canada
S. Buffington, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA, USA

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The 2nd Phytoremediation Technical Seminar was held concurrently with the 17th Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills (TSOCS) on June 12 and 13, 2000 at the Coast Plaza Suite Hotel at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Copies of the Proceedings are available and can be purchased by contacting Mr. Dave Roy at roy.david@etc.ec.gc.ca

FINAL PROGRAM

Monday, June 12, 2000

Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills
start time: 1:30 pm

Countermeasures Technology

The Evaluation of Innovative for the Remediation of Difficult to Treat Contaminated Sites
D. Cooper, D. Velicogna, K. Volchek & M.M. Punt, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
V. Sharivker, Reactive Energy LLC, Gloucester, ON, Canada

Novel Technology for Simultaneous Removal of Mixed Contaminants from Solid Waste
S.Cathum, R. Smits, K. Volchek & M.M. Punt, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

A Closer Look at the Use of a Portable Infra-red Analyzer for Low-Level Hydrocarbon Emissions
M.D. Goldthorp, Goldthorp Consulting, Kemptville, ON, Canada
P. Lambert, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Evaluation of Lignin Derivatives for Soil and Water Cleanup
K.Volchek, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
M. Raskin, Cellutech LLC, Everett, MA, USA
M. Weber, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada

Evaluation of a Two–Phase Partitioning Bioreactor for Site Remediation
M.M. Punt, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
A.J. Daugulis, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

Fate and Effects

Environmental Impact of Sodium Cyanide
K. Ketcheson & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

The Impact of Styrene on the Environnment
R. Lawuyi & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

End of Day TSOCS

Tuesday, June 13, 2000
start time: 8:30 am

TSOCS

Fate and Effects

The Shipwreck of the "Fenes": Bacteriological and Chemical Aspects of Wheat Fermentation in a Marine Environment
M. Marchand & P. Le Guerroue, CEDRE, Brest, France
E. Jacq, S. Corre & B. Moullec, MICROMER, Brest, France

A Pilot Study to Investigate the Causes of Spontaneous Ignition of Tire Chips Material
N. Barnea & J.K. Farr, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
D.E.B. Nightingale, Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA, USA

Monitoring and Analysis

Chemical Spill vs Nuisance Odors Air Monitoring Techniques
R. Turpin, US Environmental Protection Agency, ERT, Edison, NJ, USA

Stability of Volatile Organic Compounds in Water Accomodating Fraction Samples
K. Li & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Electronic Nose Instruments: Sniffing Out the Facts
M. Goldthorp, Goldthorp Consulting, Kemptville, ON, Canada

Air Emissions Monitored at a Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic Fire
P. Lambert & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Air Monitoring of Coal Tar Cleanup using a Mobile TAGA CI/MS/MS
N. Karellas, Q.F. Chen, G.B. DeBrou & R.K. Milburn, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Etobicoke, ON, Canada

Evaluating the Newest HP-5973 MSD
K. Li & M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Safety & Logistics

A Review of Protective Equipment for Spill Situations
M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Ammonia Gas Releases: Some Recent Prevention, Preparedness and Response Activities of Public Health Agencies in Québec
P. Guerrier, S. Sebez & M. Rhainds, Quebec Environmental Health Committee, Beauport, QC, Canada

The Spill Problem

A New Chemical Spill Priority List
M.F. Fingas, K. Ketcheson, N. Laroche & N. Jones, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
C. Lau, G. Cloutier & M. Spicer, Environment Canada, Hull, QC, Canada

Case History of the Emergency Response Actions Undertaken at the Ilsa de Cabras Explosives Site
G. DeAngelis, US Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ, USA

Emergency Actions Taken to Deal with a Derailment Releasing Sulphuric Acid into a Remote Northern Ontario Wetland
H. Leadlay, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada

PHYTO

Phytoremediation

Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Condensate Hydrocarbons in Cold Climates
B. Moore, S.D. Ross & M.J. Brown, Komex International Ltd., Calgary, AB, Canada
D.B. Gibson, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

Anaerobic/Aerobic System for Removal of High Levels of Heavy Metals from Water - Report from a Full Summer of Operation
A.G. Mattes, Nature Works Remediation Corp., Winfield, BC, Canada
W.F. Duncan, Cominco Ltd.,Trail, BC, Canada

PhytoPet© - A Database of Plants that Play a Role in the Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
R.E. Farrell, C.M. Frick & J.J. Germida, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Phytoremediation of Chlorinated Solvents in a Surficial Aquifer by Hybrid Poplar Trees
H.R. Compton & S.R. Hirsh, US Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ, USA
J.G. Wrobel & A. Burgess, U.S. Army Garrison, Aberdeen, MD, USA
W.H. Schneider, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA
D.M. Haroski & C.D. Gussman, Lockheed Martin /REAC, Edison, NJ, USA

Development of a Multi-component Phytoremediation System to Remove Persistent Organic Contaminants from Soil
X-D. Huang, B.R. Glick & B.M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

The Use of Forage Grasses and Bacterial Inoculants as Phytoremediation Agents in Sites Contaminated with Heavy Metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
P.H. Duxbury, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
S.D. Siciliano & C.W. Greer, National Research Council, Montréal, QC, Canada

Ability of Previously Selected Plants to Remove a Suite of Heavy Metals from Soil in the Proximity of a Lead Zinc Smelter
A.G. Mattes, Nature Works Remediation Corp., Winfield, BC, Canada
W.F. Duncan, Cominco Ltd.,Trail, BC, Canada

Speakers’ Corner

The Use of Phytoremediation and Biostimulation for Oil Spill Cleanup and Habitiat Restoration in Coastal Marshes
Q. Lin, I.A. Mendelssohn, C.B. Henry Jr. & P.O. Robert, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Ongoing Tree Phytoremediation Project in Ontario
J. Higgins, Jacques Whitford Environmental Ltd., Markham, ON, Canada

Recovery of an Experimentally Oiled Freshwater Wetland
K. Lee, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada
A.D. Venosa & J.R. Haines, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
M.T. Suidan, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
F.-X. Merlin, CEDRE, Brest, France
V. Jarry, Environment Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada

Soil Micro Flora, Plant and Earthworm Response to Biosolids Remediation of a Base Metals Mining Site
M.D. Sprenger, US Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ, USA

Poster Session

Emergencies Science Division and Spill Response
M.F. Fingas, P. Lambert & N. Laroche, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Development of a New Spill Priority List For Environment Canada
M.F. Fingas, K. Ketcheson, N. Laroche & N. Jones, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Trichloroethylene Remediation using TCE-Degrading Poplar-Colonizing Recombinants
J. Burken & J.S. Gibbons, University of Missouri, Rolla, MO, USA
H. Shim & T.K. Wood, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

Spill Modelling in the Emergencies Science Division
M.F. Fingas, C, Brown & P. Lambert, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Halophilic Oil-degrading Bacteria in the Rhizosphere of a Halophilic Plant Along the Arabian Gulf Coasts
S.S. Radwan, I. El-Nemr and S. Salamah, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Air Plume Modeling... Planning or Diagnostic Tool
R. Turpin, US Environmental Protection Agency - ERT, Edison, NJ, USA
G. DeAngelis, US Environmental Protection Agency - Region II, Edison, NJ, USA
P. Groulx, US Environmental Protection Agency - Region I, Boston, MA, USA
K. Ocheski & M. Gemellie, Lockheed-Martin/REAC, Edison, NJ, USA

17:30 END OF SEMINAR

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