Oil Spills
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, as well as spills of refined petroleum products (such as gasoline, diesel) and their by-products, heavier fuels used by large ships such as bunker fuel, or the spill …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English
In global environmental talks in 2023, the focus across nearly all issue areas was funding implementation and reviewing performance.The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries …
and pesticide run- offs, sewage, chemicals, or oil spills, we must do much better in controlling marine …
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board · 1 March 2024 English
137 3 Message from the Chairperson On behalf of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), I’m pleased to share the following report detailing Government of Canada actions in relation …
reducing demands on electrical grids, circumventing oil spills, and making homes safer, healthier and more climate …
Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia · 20 February 2024 English
Our objective was to determine whether the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy had effectively managed hazardous spills to protect the welfare of the public and the environment. We …
responsible for preparing for and responding to oil spills, chemical spills and spills of any substance …
CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 18 December 2023 English
prepare a presenta-on to summarize the results of the report and share with stakeholders.’ In order to achieve the objec-ves of the project, the project team framed our inves-ga-on in …
from farming opera-ons; • Invasive species; and oil spills. Par-cipants noted mul-ple means of gathering …
WWF: World Wildlife Fund Canada · 30 November 2023 English
The effects depend on the location of the discharge in addition to the properties of the fuel. [...] The model initializes the spilled mass at the location and depth of …
The algorithms used are those developed for oil spills and described in French et al. (1999). RPS constructed … Report PML 1995-C44. Fingas, M. 2012. Vegetable Oil Spills: Oil Properties and Behaviour. In Proceedings … restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil- spills/resources/open-water-oilidentification-job-aid …
GBC: Green Budget Coalition · 10 November 2023 English
Many of the recommendations in this document are relevant to the rights and authorities of Indigenous peoples—First Nations, Inuit, and Métis—whose traditional territories and knowledge are integral to the achievement …
of a industry is held to account. Disturbance, oil spills, fee for every cruise passenger who comes into …
GBC: Green Budget Coalition · 10 November 2023 English
Many of the recommendations in this document are relevant to the rights and authorities of Indigenous peoples—First Nations, Inuit, and Métis—whose traditional territories and knowledge are integral to the achievement …
of a industry is held to account. Disturbance, oil spills, fee for every cruise passenger who comes into …
PI: Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development · 10 November 2023 English
Many of the recommendations in this document are relevant to the rights and authorities of Indigenous peoples—First Nations, Inuit, and Métis—whose traditional territories and knowledge are integral to the achievement …
of a industry is held to account. Disturbance, oil spills, fee for every cruise passenger who comes into …
MiningWatch Canada · 8 November 2023 English
Some impacts of clearing land, deforestation, and stripping including: the destruction of ecosystems through the removal of thousands of cubic meters of soil and vegetation; the excavation or compaction of …
of granular materials and machinery traffic; • Oil spills or leaks from machinery or fuel tanks; • Encroachment … impacts related to the generation of TSS, potential oil spills, waste, and other contaminants (metal structures …
SPI: Smart Prosperity Institute · 22 September 2023 English
Further investments in the expansion nutritious food, a lack of culturally relevant job opportunities, and development of new mine sites are likely on the horizon and inadequate housing continue to …
animal disturbances and risks of accidents and oil spills. In 2019, 29 liquified natural gas tankers transited … Model for Assessing the Socioeconomic Impacts of Oil Spills during Arctic Shipping. Risk Analysis, 42(3) … Canada. (2020). Marine liability and compensation: Oil spills. Accessed from: https://tc.canada.ca/en/mari … marine-safety/ marine-liability-compensation-oil-spills 30 Jones, Joshua. (2021). Underwater soundscape … /marine-safety/marine-liability-compensation-oil-spills https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportatio …
