Download or read book Long term Assessment of the Oil Spill at Bah a Las Minas Panama Synthesis Report Executive summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long term Assessment of the Oil Spill at Bah a Las Minas Panama Synthesis Report Technical report written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long term Assessment of the Oil Spill at Bah a Las Minas Panama written by Brian D. Keller and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long term Assessment of the Oil Spill at Bahia Las Minas Panama Synthesis Report Technical report written by Brian D. Keller and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long term Assessment of the Oil Spill at Bah a Las Minas Panama written by Brian D. Keller and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short term Assessment of an Oil Spill at Bahia Las Minas Panama written by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment of Treated Vs Untreated Oil Spills written by University of Rhode Island and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Summary Report for SubSea and SubSurface Oil and Dispersant Detection Sampling and Monitoring written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this report is to provide the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon MC252 Spill of National Significance with sufficient information to determine the presense or absence of sub-surface oil and dispersants amenable to removal actions under the provisions of the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan."--Executive summary.
Download or read book Effects of an Oil Spill at Bah a Las Minas Republic of Panama written by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joint Analysis Group Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill written by Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center (U.S.). Joint Analysis Group and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report considers data collected by the R/V Brooks McCall near the site of the Deepwater Horizon MC252 between May 8 and May 25, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon MC252 was releasing methane gas and oil in a turbulent mixture from the broken riser pipe attached to the well during this time. A plume of oil and gas rose from the release point; most of the oil reached the surface in about three hours. During the trip to the surface, some of the oil dissolved in the water column and some formed droplets. The pressure that propelled the oil out of the wellhead was strong enough to cause at least some of the oil to form water-in-oil emulsion, or mousse. Based on the 33 stations taken near the leaking wellhead, there was no indication of large-scale impacts of the oil on O2 levels during the first 35 days of the spill. The largest changes observed by the sensor were about 0.3 mL/L, which at this time, we do not believe are true O2 signals. If such a decrease occurred in the O2 minimum layer at 400 m with concentrations of about 2.7 mL/L, then the values would still be above what is generally considered hypoxic (1.4 mL/L or 2.0 mg/L). We therefore do not believe that the threat of large-scale hypoxia as a consequence of [microbial] oxidation near the wellhead at this time is a likely occurrence. However, simple calculations using the higher estimates (6/10/2010) for the amount of oil released of 1.3 million gallons/day suggest that O2 levels could decrease approximately 10% in the deep water if a significant fraction of oil remains subsurface and the rate of dispersion of the oil is low."--Executive summary. It updates earlier report: Joint Analysis Group (JAG). Review of R/V Brooks McCall Data to Examine Subsurface Oil. June 2010: http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/PDFs/JAG_Report_1_BrooksMcCall_Final_June20.pdf.
Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill written by Paul A. Montagna and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study was initiated in May 2011, under the direction of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Deepwater Benthic Communities Technical Working Group (NRDA Deep Benthic TWG), to assess potential impacts of the DWH oil spill on sediments and resident benthic fauna in deepwater (> 200 meters) areas of the Gulf. Key objectives of the study were to complete the analysis of samples from 65 priority stations sampled in September-October 2010 on two DWH Response cruises (Gyre and Ocean Veritas) and from 38 long-term monitoring sites (including a subset of 35 of the original 65) sampled on a follow-up NRDA cruise in May-June 2011. The present progress report provides a brief summary of results from the initial processing of samples from fall 2010 priority sites (plus three additional historical sites). Data on key macrofaunal, meiofaunal, and abiotic environmental variables are presented for each of these samples and additional maps are included to depict spatial patterns in these variables throughout the study region. The near-field zone within about 3 km of the wellhead, where many of the stations showed evidence of impaired benthic condition (e.g. low taxa richness, high nematode/harpacticoid-copepod ratios), also is an area that contained some of the highest concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (total PAHs), and barium in sediments (as possible indicators of DWH discharges). There were similar co-occurrences at other sites outside this zone, especially to the southwest of the wellhead out to about 15 km. However, there also were exceptions to this pattern, for example at several farther-field sites in deeper-slope and canyon locations where there was low benthic species richness but no evidence of exposure to DWH discharges. Such cases are consistent with historical patterns of benthic distributions in relation to natural controlling factors such as depth, position within canyons, and availability of organic matter derived from surface-water primary production"--Abstract.
Download or read book Social and Economic Assessment of Major Oil Spill Litigation Settlement written by Edward W. Glazier and published by Books LLC. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.]: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, 2010. LC Number: TD427.P4 G43 2010 OCLC Number: (OCoLC)728234001 Subject: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989 -- Social aspects. Excerpt: ...were denied. A final appeal was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, and in June 2008, it was determined that for a maritime case of this nature, punitive damages could not exceed compensatory damages, and thus the settlement was limited to $ 507.5 million. The Supreme Court also determined that it would not decide whether interest on the settlement should be paid to the plaintiffs. In June 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that interest should indeed be part of the final settlement. Phased disbursement of the settlement and interest is expected to continue well into 2011. 1.3 Project Rationale and Parameters of the Settlement Award The baseline database described in this report was formulated based on the possibility that the total settlement award could be as large as $ 6.5 billion, with significant implications for the lives of many of the roughly 32,000 plaintiffs, and their families and communities. It was known that individual awards would vary, however, depending on the demonstrable level of effect of the spill, as indicated, for example, by the extent of one's performance in the affected commercial fisheries prior to the event. Some settlement amounts would be in the thousands of dollars, as for minimally-involved crew members. But others could involve millions of dollars, such as those for Kodiak salmon seine owner-operators who were highly productive in the region prior to the spill and whose fishery underwent significantly detrimental changes after the spill event. Settlement allocation programs for this group of plaintiffs were developed primarily on the rationale of loss of income and way of life, and devaluation of permits and vessels. The formula and legal rationale for differential allocatio...
Download or read book Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Macondo well-Deepwater Horizon blowout examines the causes of the blowout and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. According to this report, companies involved in offshore drilling should take a 'system safety' approach to anticipating and managing possible dangers at every level of operation (from ensuring the integrity of wells to designing blowout preventers that function under all foreseeable conditions) in order to reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In addition, an enhanced regulatory approach should combine strong industry safety goals with mandatory oversight at critical points during drilling operations. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout discusses ultimate responsibility and accountability for well integrity and safety of offshore equipment, formal system safety education and training of personnel engaged in offshore drilling, and guidelines that should be established so that well designs incorporate protection against the various credible risks associated with the drilling and abandonment process. This book will be of interest to professionals in the oil and gas industry, government decision makers, environmental advocacy groups, and others who seek an understanding of the processes involved in order to ensure safety in undertakings of this nature"--Publisher's web site.
Download or read book An Opportunity for a Different Peru written by Marcelo Giugale and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in the republican history of Peru, the presidential transition takes place in democracy, social peace, fast economic growth and favorable world markets. In other words, there has never been a better chance to build a different Peru - a richer country, more equal and governable. There are multiple ways to achieve that goal. New reforms must stem from a widespread and participatory debate, one of a common vision conceived for and by Peruvians. This book aims at making a technical and independent contribution to such debate; it summarizes the knowledge available about the challenges to be faced by the new administration. The study does not recommend silver bullets, but suggests policy options. It is based on the analysis of the current reality and in six decades of relationships with Peru, in which the Bank has implemented more than 100 projects and prepared more than 500 technical reports covering the wide range of development topics. When necessary, the study provides lessons that the Bank has learned elsewhere. The study provides a conceptual framework to the analysis of the country's 34 economic sectors and the two historical perspectives behind them. In doing so, it offers a comprehensive reform agenda that sheds light on possible priorities and courses of action.
Download or read book State of the World s Cities 2008 9 written by Un-Habitat and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities are perhaps one of humanity's most complex creations, never finished, never definitive. They are like a journey that never ends. Their evolution is determined by their ascent into greatness or their descent into decline. They are the past, the present and the future. Cities contain both order and chaos. In them reside beauty and ugliness, virtue and vice. They can bring out the best or the worst in humankind. They are the physical manifestation of history and culture and incubators of innovation, industry, technology, entrepreneurship and creativity. Cities are the materialization of humanity's noblest ideas, ambitions and aspirations but when not planned or governed properly, can be the repository of society's ills. Cities drive national economies by creating wealth, enhancing social development and providing employment but they can also be the breeding grounds for poverty, exclusion and environmental degradation. The 21st Century is the Century of the City. Half of humanity now lives in cities, and within the next two decades, 60 per cent of the world's people will reside in urban areas. How can city planners and policymakers harmonize the various interests, diversity and inherent contradictions within cities? What ingredients are needed to create harmony between the physical, social, environmental and cultural aspects of a city and the human beings that inhabit it? This report adopts the concept of Harmonious Cities as a theoretical framework in order to understand today's urban world, and also as an operational tool to confront the most important challenges facing urban areas and their development processes. It recognizes that tolerance, diversity, social justice and good governance, all of which are inter-related, are as important to sustainable urban development as physical planning. It addresses national concerns by searching for solutions at the city level. For that purpose, it focuses on three key areas: spatial or regional harmony, which examines the main drivers of urban growth in the developing world and explores the spatial nuances of economic and social policies; social harmony, which presents and analyzes new data on urban inequalities worldwide and describes the types of shelter deprivations experienced by slum dwellers in developing world regions; and environmental harmony, which examines the role of cities in the climate change debate, and the impact of global warming on the most vulnerable cities. The report also assesses the various intangible assets within cities that contribute to harmony, such as cultural heritage, sense of place and memory and the complex set of social and symbolic relationships that give cities meaning. It argues that these intangible assets represent the soul of the city and are as important for harmonious urban development as tangible assets. Harmony within cities, argues the report, is both a journey and a destination. Published with UN-HABITAT
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Download or read book Child Labour written by and published by ILO/IPEC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
