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Environment Canada's
29th Arctic and Marine Oilspill (AMOP) Technical Seminar will be held at the the Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from June 6 to 8, 2006. The 23rd Technical Seminar on
Chemical Spills (TSOCS) and the 7th Biological Solutions for Site Remediation, Restoration and Rehabiliation (BIOSOLR3)
Symposium will be incorporated into the AMOP Seminar.
Additional copies of the Proceedings are available and can be purchased by contacting Mr. Dave Roy at
david.roy@ec.gc.ca |
FINAL PROGRAM
Tuesday, June
6, 2006
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Turner Valley Room
Physical and Chemical Properties and Behaviour of Spilled Oil
Measurement of Energy in Laboratory Vessels - III
M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Mercury in Canadian Crude Oil
B.P. Hollebone, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
C. Yang, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON
D. Lean and O. Nwobu, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
J. Belletrutti, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, Ottawa, ON
Revisiting Source Identification, Weathering Models, and Phase Discrimination for Exxon Valdez Oil
W.B. Driskell, Consultant, Seattle, WA
J.R. Payne, Payne Environmental Consultants, Inc., Encinitas, CA
G. Shigenaka, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration/HAZMAT, Seattle, WA
Dissolution of Water Soluble Components from Oil Spills Encapsulated in Ice
L.-G. Faksness and P.J. Brandvik, The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Longyearbyen, Norway
Oil Spill Aftermath: Temporal Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Sources in Guanabara Bay, Brazil
M.F.G. Meniconi, PETROBRAS/CENPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
C.G. Massone, Gorceix Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A.L. Scofield, PUC Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
V.J.F. Junior, Rio Grande do Norte Federal University (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
Oil Composition and Properties for Oil Spill Modelling
Z.D. Wang, B.P. Hollebone, Y. Chun, B. Fieldhouse, M.F. Fingas,
M. Landriault, L. Gamble and X. Peng, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
J. Weaver, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia
Characterization, Weathering and Application of Sesquiterpanes to Source Identification of Spilled Oils
Z.D. Wang, C. Yang, M.F. Fingas, B.P. Hollebone and M. Landriault, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Special Session - Oil Spill Fingerprinting
Chemical Fingerprinting of Terpanes and Steranes by Chromatographic Alignment and Principal Component Analysis
J.H. Christensen, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
A.B. Hansen, National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
O. Andersen, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Evaluation of Short-term Physical Weathering of a Heavy Fuel Oil by Use of Time Warping and PCA
L.M.V. Malmquist and R.R. Olsen, Roskilde University and National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
J.H. Christensen, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University,
Frederiksberg, Denmark
O. Andersen, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Evaluation of Oil Biodegradation Using Time Warping and PCA
J.H. Christensen, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
A.B. Hansen, National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
O. Andersen, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Allocation of Multiple, Widely Spread Oil Spills Associated with One Polluter: GC-MS Fingerprinting and Diagnostic Ratios of Spilled Oil and Oiled Seabirds
A.B. Hansen and J. Avnskjold, National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
New Guidelines for Oil Spill Identification of Waterborne Petroleum and Petroleum Products
P.S. Daling and L.-G. Faksness, SINTEF, Longyearbyen, Norway
A.B. Hansen, National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
P. Kienhuis, RIZA, The Netherlands
R. Duus, SN Standard, Norway
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Alberta Room
Activity Updates and Contingency Planning
Why Do Oil Spills Create a Paper Blizzard?
R. Goodman, Innovative Ventures Ltd. (ivl), Cochrane, AB
Persistence of Crude Oil Spills on Open Water
I. Buist and R. Belore, SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON
F. Bercha and M. Cerovšek, Bercha Group, Calgary, AB
A. Lewis, Alun Lewis Oil Spill Consultancy, United Kingdom
J. Wilson and B. Rinelli, PCCI, Alexandria, VA
D. Prentki, U.S. Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, AK
The Prestige Oil Spill Response in the French Coastal Waters: Setting Up a Second-line Response System
L. Kerambrun, M. Lavenant and G. Cariou, Cedre, Brest, France
H. Poisson, H. Goasguen and M. Peltier, Directions Régionale et Départementale des Affaires Maritimes, La Rochelle, France
Taming the Oil Spill Paperwork Beast: The Alaska Spill Response Permits Project
T. Bryant, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, Kenai, AK
E.G. DeCola and T.L. Robertson, Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC, Seldovia, AK
G. Folley, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Anchorage, AK
Special Session - Oil Spill Risk Assessment
Use of Probabilistic Trajectory and Impact Modeling to Assess Consequences of Oil Spills with Various Response Strategies
D. French McCay, N. Whittier, J.J. Rowe, S. Sankaranarayanan and H.-S. Kim, Applied Science Associates, Inc., Narragansett, RI
D. Aurand, Ecosystem Management and Associates, Inc., Lusby, MD
Oil Spill Risk Assessment in Maritime Transportation Networks
L. Yudhbir, Systems Planning and Analysis, Alexandria, VA
E. Iakovou, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Risk Analysis in Oil Spill Response Planning
A.N. Chernoplekov, Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) Ltd., Moscow, Russia
A.A. Alexandrov, Central Department for Fisheries Examination and Norms (TSUREN) Moscow, Russia
Trends in Oil Spills from Tanker Ships 1995-2004
K. Huijer, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), London, UK
Speaker's Corner
Baltic Oil Spill Safety - Recent Trends of Marine Oil Transportation in the Baltic Sea
J. Rytkönen, VTT Industrial Systems, Espoo, Finland
In-situ Burning and Oil Spill Treating Agents
In-situ Burning of Heavy Oils and Orimulsion: Analysis of Soot and Residue
M.F. Fingas, Z.D. Wang, B. Fieldhouse, C.E. Brown, C.Yang, and M. Landriault, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
D. Cooper, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Pack Ice for In Situ Burning
I. Buist and J. Morrison, SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd., Ottawa, ON
The Effectiveness of Dispersants under Various Temperature and Salinity Regimes
M.F. Fingas, B. Fieldhouse and Z. Wang, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Speaker's Corner
Effectiveness of Dispersants on Oil Spill Impact Relief for Coastal Salt Marches
Q. Lin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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Tuesday Poster Presentations
Organic Compounds and Suspended Matter in the Marine Ice of the Eastern Antarctic*
I.A. Nemirovskaya and A.N. Novigatsky, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, Moscow, Russia
A Critical Review of Field Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Analysis
P.G. Lambert, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Characterization and Matching of Oil Samples Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC)
J. Christensen, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
O. Andersen, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Round Robin Study - Oil Spill Identification
P. Daling and L.-G. Faksness, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway
A.B. Hansen, National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark
N. Viitala, National Bureau of Investigation, Vantaa, Finland
New Methodology for Oil Spill Identification - A Case Study
P. Daling, L.-G. Faksness and I. Kjersti Almås, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway
Operation Clean Feather
P. Hennigar, Environment Canada, Dartmouth, NS
The Environmental Emergency Management System (E2MS)
S. Nickerson, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC
A. Laflamme, Environment Canada, Dartmouth, NS
P. Parete, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON
F. Gauthier, Environment Canada, Montreal, QC
B. Heppelle, Environment Canada, Yellowknife, NT
M.-A. Spicer, Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC
Energy and Work Input in Laboratory Vessels
M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
* indicates poster with paper
Wednesday, June
8, 2005
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Turner Valley Room
Containment and Recovery
Multi-track Sorbent Boom and Sweep Testing
D. Cooper and A. Dumouchel, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Oil Decon Methods Evaluation
D. Cooper and A. Somers, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
U.S. Coast Guard Implementation of the Findings from the Joint Viscous Oil Pump Workshop in December 2003
A. D’Armiento, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC
C. Moffatt, PCCI/GPC U.S. Navy, Williamsburg VA
Pressure Drop through Pipe during Transfer of Viscous Oils and Oil-Water Mixture
K. Ueda and H. Yamanouchi, National Maritime Research Institute Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Inclined Boom System with Hydrofoil for Waters with Waves
K.-F.V. Wong, M.K. Miller and A. Boccabella, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Shoreline Protection and Cleanup
Time Series Observations of Marsh Recovery and Pavement Persistence at Three Metula Spill Sites after 30½ Years
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA
G.A. Sergy, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB
Development of a SCAT Data Management Manual
A. Lamarche, Environmental Performance and Decision Support (EPDS), Montreal, QC
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA
G.A. Sergy, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB
ShoreZone Mapping for Haida Gwaii: Relevance for Spill Planning in Northern British Columbia
J.R. Harper, Coastal and Ocean Resources, Inc., Sidney, BC
N. Sloan and P. Bartier, Parks Canada, Queen Charlotte City, BC
M. Morris, Archipelago Marine Research Ltd., Victoria, BC
C. Ogborne, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Victoria, BC
Shoreline and Surveillance Surveys on the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill Response, Unalaska Island, Alaska
E.H. Owens and H.A. Parker-Hall, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc. Bainbridge Island, WA
G.S. Mauseth, A. Graham and T. Allard, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Kirkland, WA
P.D. Reimer, Environmental Mapping Ltd., Saanichton, BC
J.W. Engles, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Valdez, AK
J. Whitney, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Anchorage, AK
S. Lehmann, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Boston, MA
C. Williams, Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Anchorage, AK
S. Penland, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
C. Wooley, Chumis Cultural Resource Services, Anchorage, AK
Validation of OMA Formation in Cold Brackish and Sea Waters
A. Khelfia, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
L.O. Ajijolaiya and P.S. Hill, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
P. MacPherson and K. Lee, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, NS
S. Gharbi and M. Blouin, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, QC
The Prestige Oil Spill Response on the Sandy Beaches in France
L. Kerambrun and N. Beau, Cedre, Brest, France
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Alberta Room
TSOCS - Special Session on Conter-terrorism
The Restoration Project: Decontamination of Facilities from Chemical, Biological and Radiological Contamination after Terrorist Actions
M.F. Fingas, K. Volchek, G, Thouin, S. Harrison and W. Kuang, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
D. Velicogna, M. Hornof and M. Punt, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
P. Payette, L. Duncan and M. Best, Public Health Agency Canada, Ottawa, ON
J. Krishnan, S. Wagener, K. Bernard and M. Majcher, Public Health Agency Canada, Winnipeg, MB
T. Cousins and T. Jones, Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, ON
Evaluation of Liquid-phase Oxidation for the Destruction of Potential Chemical Terrorism Agents
K. Volchek, G. Thouin, S. Harrison, K. Li, W. Kuang and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
S. Potaraju, D. Velicogna and A. Obenauf, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
Remediation Following a CBRN Terrorist Attack: Domestic and International Perspectives
N.J. Yanofsky, Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, ON
K. Volchek and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
The US CDC Centers for Public Health Preparedness: Building a Nationwide Exemplar Network
D.A. Harris, G. Paulson and E. Perry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Responding to a Biological Incident
P.R. Campagna, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ
Radiological Countermeasures: Candidates for Inclusion in a State Strategic Stockpile
C. Schopfer, O. Hucul and G. Paulson, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
State and Local Levels of Preparedness for Terrorist Incidents: The Current - and Sobering - US Picture
G. Paulson, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
C.M. Scott and D. Scott-Dimenna, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Important Steps in Respiratory Protection: Development of a Selection Guide for Environmental and Public Health Employees
C. Schopfer and G. Paulson, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
R. Turpin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ
A Summary of a Recent Counter-terrorism Exercise
P. Lambert and M. Goldthorp, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Speaker's Corner
Environmental Emergency and Security Response Communication in the United States
S. Qadir, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC
A Health and Safety Perspective of the National Response Plan (NRP)
R. Turpin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ
Some Recent Advances in the Containment and Mitigation of Improvised Explosive Radiological Dispersal Devices
L. Cochrane, Allen-Vanguard Response, Stoney Creek, ON
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Wednesday
Poster Presentations
Risk Communication at a Major University - An Anthrax Case Study*
C.E. Clarke, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
C. Chess, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
A Literature Review of the Variation of Dispersant Effectiveness with Salinity*
M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
L. Ka’aihue, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council Anchorage, AK
Environmental Response Team’s Mobile Air Lab - Chlorine Dioxide Monitoring during the Anthrax Clean-up at the Hart Senate Office Building
D.B. Mickunas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ
* indicates poster with paper
Thursday, June 9, 2005
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Turner Valley Room
Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills (TSOCS)
The Solubility and Environmental Characteristics of Diesel Ethers
M.F. Fingas, B.P. Hollebone, Z.D. Wang, and M. Landriault Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
An Overview of Environment Canada’s New Decontamination Unit
P. Lambert, M. Goldthorp and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Bioremediation of Nonylphenol Polyethoxylates with a Focus on Nonylphenol
S.J. Cathum, J. Pugsley, D. Velicogna and M.M. Punt, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Evaluation of a Transportable GC/MS System (Bruker Viking 573)
K. Li and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
An Example of Real-time Emergency Response: The SO3 Release in Valleyfield, QC
M. Paquin, Environment Canada, Montreal, QC
R. D’Amours, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Montreal, QC
Minimum Detectable Concentrations of Spilled Materials in Environmental Samples Using Portable FTIR
M. Goldthorp and P. Lambert, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Development of an Analytical Protocol for Industrial Chemicals in Various Sample Media
W. Kuang, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON
K. Li and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Status Update on the Environmental Emergency Regulations and Proposed Amendments
S. Jackson, Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC
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Alberta Room
Detection, Tracking and Remote Sensing
A Review of Current Global Oil Spill Surveillance, Monitoring and Remote Sensing Capabilities
C.E. Brown and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Testing Ground Penetrating Radar and Ethane Gas Sensing to Detect Oil in and Under Ice
D.F. Dickins, DF Dickins Associates Ltd., La Jolla, CA
V. Jones, Exploration Technologies Inc., Houston, TX
J. Bradford and L. Liberty, Boise State University, Boise, ID
G. Gibson, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
W. Hirst, Shell Global Solutions International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
L. Zabilansky, U.S. Army CRREL, Hanover, NH
E.H. Owens, Polaris Applied Sciences, Bainbridge Island, WA
J. Lane, U.S. Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA
An Update on Oil Spill Remote Sensors
M.F. Fingas and C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
U.S. Coast Guard Oil Spill Remote Sensing: Preliminary Laser Fluorosensor Studies
J.W. Fant and K.A. Hansen, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT
Combining Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Programs to Repress Illegal Oil Discharges in Restricted Sea Areas
M. Price, Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
Speaker's Corner
Oil Monitoring Practices in the Baltic Sea Area
J. Rytkönen, VTT Industrial Systems, Espoo, Finland
Spill Modelling
Development of the Oil Spill Response Cost-Effectiveness Analytical Tool
D. Schmidt Etkin and J. Welch, Environmental Research Consulting, Cortlandt Manor, NY
An Update to the Modelling of Water-in-Oil Emulsions
M.F. Fingas and B. Fieldhouse, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Assessment of Oil Pollution as Consequence of the Oil Leaks from Seabed Pipeline in the Bohai Sea
J. Wang and Z. Li, Dalian University, Dalian, China
V.K. Goncharov, St.-Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St.-Petersburg, Russia
N.Y. Klementieva, Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute, St.-Petersburg, Russia
Biological Effects of Oil and Oil Biodegradation
From Tankers to Tissues - Tracking the Degradation and Fate of Oil Discharges in Port Valdez, Alaska
J.R. Payne, Payne Environmental Consultants, Inc., Encinitas, CA
W.B. Driskell, Seattle, WA
J.F. Braddock and J.Bailey, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
J.W. Short, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Auke Bay, AK
L. Ka’aihue and T.H. Kuckertz, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Committee, Anchorage/Valdez, AK
An Experimental Study on the Effects of Statfjord Crude Oil, and Application of Inipol and Fish Meal on the Sea Ice Biota in Svalbard in February - April 2004
J. Ikävalko, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
B. Gerdes and G. Dieckmann, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Recent Spill Experiences
Hurricanes, Subaqueous Mudslides and Damaged Pipelines Effect on Louisiana’s Offshore Oil Industry
D.W. Davis, Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, Baton Rouge, LA
Terra Nova Spill
G. Thomas, Environment Canada, St. John’s, NL
Recent Spill Experiences
A. Tucker, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) Ltd., London, UK
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Thursday
Poster Presentations
A Methodology for Determining Environmental Threshold Quantities for Substances Covered by CEPA’s Environmental Emergency Regulation*
K.J. Ketcheson and J. Shrives, Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC
Endophytic and Epiphytic Hydrocarbon-Utilizing Bacteria Associated with Root Nodules of Legumes*
S.S. Radwan, N. Dashti and M. Khanafer, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Oil and Plankton - Experiments on the Use of Cottongrass Sorbent for Eliminating the Injurious Oil Effects on the Foundation of Pelagic Foodwebs in the Baltic Sea
J. Ikävalko, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
M. Romanstchuk and S. Suni, University of Helsinki, Lahti, Finland
SpillView: A Support to Decision-Making Software in Emergency Response to Marine Oil Spills*
M. Boulé and M. Blouin, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec City, Quebec
The Dynamics of Orimulsion with Varying Energy, Salinity and Temperature
M.F. Fingas and B. Fieldhouse, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
R. MacKay, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Charlottetown, PE
Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensing
M.F. Fingas and C.E. Brown, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
How to Model Water-in-Oil Emulsions
M.F. Fingas and B. Fieldhouse, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
Airborne Oil Slick Thickness Measurements: Realization of a Dream
C. E. Brown and M.F. Fingas, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON
C. Neron, C. Padioleau and J.-P. Monchalin, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON
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