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Delayed effects of oil spill compromise long-term fish survival

 For 25 years, methodical research by scientists has investigated the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 on Alaskan communities and ecosystems. A new study regarding the effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska shows that embryonic salmon and herring exposed to very low levels of crude oil can develop hidden heart defects that compromise their later survival, indicating that the spill may have had much greater impacts on spawning fish than previously recognized.The herring population crashed four years after the spill in Prince William Sound and pink salmon stocks also declined, but the link to the oil spill has remained controversial. The new findings published in the online journal Scientific Reports suggest that the delayed effects of the spill may have been important contributors to the declines."These juvenile fish on the outside look completely normal, but their hearts are not functioning properly and that translates directly into reduced swimming ability and reduced survival," said John Incardona, a research toxicologist at NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle."In terms of impacts to shore-spawning fish, the oil spill likely had a much bigger footprint than anyone realized."The research builds on earlier work by the Auke Bay ...

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Towboat collision on Mississippi causes oil spill

 The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to a towboat collision on the Mississippi River near Paducah, Ky.,Wednesday, September 2.On-scene assessment teams have reported the maximum estimated potential clarified slurry oil released from the tug collision is now 250,000 gallons.The maximum potential spill has been reduced because the two remaining partitions aboard the affected barge were reportedly secured.A USCG HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed wing aircraft conducted an over flight earlier today, which revealed a five-mile discoloration beginning at the impact site.A safety zone is in place on the Mississippi River, and currently closed to all traffic except response vessels between mile markers 939-922. A queue is in place, six up bound and nine down bound.USCG Sector Ohio Valley watchstanders received a call about a collision between two towboats at mile marker 937 at 8:22 p.m. Wednesday.The USCG is working with the barge owner and SWS, an oil spill response organization, to determine the amount of slurry oil that has been discharged.The cause of the collision is currently under investigation.Source: USCG NewsIn the origin, I was straightforward with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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Unified Command responds to diesel spill in Sitka

 The Unified Command responding to the sunken vessel Pacific Venture in Sitka reported that Global Diving & Salvage has been retained to perform a controlled removal of oil product and hazardous waste from the vessel.   The motor vessel Seamount has been hired to serve as a dive platform for the product recovery effort.  Additional support has come from Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Silver Bay Seafoods. The U.S. Coast Guard and SEAPRO are actively monitoring the oil boom surrounding the vessel.  No reports of injuries or oiled fish or wildlife have been received.   Additional containment boom has been prepositioned at Indian River as a precautionary measure. “Work will continue in the area through the weekend, and mariners are reminded to observe any issued Notice to Mariners,” said Chief Warrant Officer Mike Wortman, Federal On Scene Coordinator Representative.  “Any vessels passing by the scene in the eastern channel of Sitka Sound are reminded to go slow and minimize their wake.”Source: USCG NewsIn the onset, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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Shipowner agrees to pay penalty to settle spill of molasses

The Gard P&I Club has issued an article regarding a significant settlement between Matson Navigation and the State of Hawaii following the discharge of molasses draws attention to pollution casualties resulting from sources other than persistent oil.Although this incident was a spill/leakage from a pipeline, molasses is also carried on board ships. This interesting case highlights a number of points to be kept in mind by ship owners and operators trading molasses to/from the US.If any of the cargo was spilled from a ship, it could have a similar environmental impact, therefore the following should be kept in mind by ship owners and operators:The significant settlement sum illustrates that the size of fines, costs and expenses for pollution events continue to rise in the US. In addition to civil liabilities, fines and response costs can be assessed by both federal and state authorities.Pollution events are not limited to those outlined in OPA 90 and can include application of CERCLA, The Clean Water act and pertinent state lawsNon-petroleum spills offer different clean-up challenges that can be more complicated and costly to resolve than an oil spill.Best practice is to immediately report a potential pollution event.Planning for response to spills of all ...

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California introduces new bill on coastal protection

 In light of the Refugio Oil Spill which occurred on 19 May 2015 in the Santa Barbara county of California, Senate Bill 788 was passed in order to address the danger and destruction caused by dirty oil in such pristine areas. The oil spill was caused by a broken pipeline which leaked an estimate of 101,000 gallons of oil into the environment. Out of the 101,000 gallons of oil discharged, approximately 21,000 gallons of oil managed to reach the Pacific Ocean. The Refugio Oil Spill is a reminder of a previous incident which occurred in Santa Barbara on 28 January 1969. More than three million gallons of oil were discharged into the environment due to a well blowout during drilling from an offshore oil platform.California’s Senate Bill 788 is an act, which if accepted, would abolish section 6244 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. The bill has passed California’s state senate and is now heading to the Assembly. Section 6244 of the Public Resources Code currently reads:“The Commission may enter into any lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tide and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines that those ...

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USCG monitor oil recovery operations near Bayonne, New Jersey

  U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crews are continuing to monitor oil recovery operations in the water near the International-Matex Tank Terminal (IMTT) Bayonne, New Jersey. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received notification at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday from IMTT crewmembers of an oil spill as a result of an allision between a tug and a fuel terminal pier. The Coast Guard immediately launched members from the Sector New York Pollution Response Team to investigate. A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, also responded. At this time, it is estimated that less than 1,000 gallons of oil entered the water and contracted crews are in the process of recovering the product. Coast Guard pollution responders and IMTT crewmembers launched more than 2,500 feet of containment boom and secured the source of the oil. Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation crews continue to patrol by vehicle, watercraft and aircraft to ensure no oil has made it out of the containment boom area. No wildlife has been affected as a result of the oil at this time. Coast Guard crews will continue to monitor the oil spill and assist ...

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Matson to pay USD 15.4 million for Hawaii Molasses Spill

  U.S. shipping company Matson, Inc. has agreed to pay up to USD 15.4 million as compensation for the 2013 molasses spill in Honolulu Harbour, Hawaii's attorney general said Wednesday, CNBC reports. Attorney General Dough Chin called the settlement with Hawaii-based Matson Navigation Co. one of the largest for an environmental violation in Hawaii's history. The settlement includes a combination of cash, restoration efforts and funding for environmental programs, he said. Matson is also agreeing to cease its molasses operation in Hawaii and pay for removal of its molasses tanks and any remaining molasses, Chin said. The company will pay $5.9 million to the state, and the costs related to ending the molasses operation are estimated between $5.5 million and $9.5 million, which would put the total settlement amount between $11.4 million and $15.4 million, Matson Inc. said in a statement. The $5.9 million paid to Hawaii includes money to help replace coral that had been damaged or destroyed. It will also reimburse the state for cleanup efforts and other costs.   Read what international media report: ABC: Matson to End Hawaii Molasses Operation, Pay $15.4 Million Reuters: Shipping company Matson to pay Hawaii $15 million over molasses spillIn the origin, I was ...

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Oil giants sued over Bohai Bai oil spill

  ConocoPhillips and CNOOC face public interest litigation for the 2011 oil spill in Bohai Bai, China Daily reports. A landmark lawsuit has been filed against two oil giants in a maritime court over the oil spill in 2011 that polluted a huge area of Bohai Bay in Northeast China. The suit, filed against ConocoPhillips and China National Offshore Oil Corp, is the first public interest litigation brought by a nonprofit organization over marine environmental pollution to be accepted by a court. Such a move was not possible until a new environmental protection law took effect on Jan 1. The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation said it had been told by the maritime court in Qingdao, Shandong province, that the suit had been filed. The law allows any environmental organization registered with a civil affairs bureau at city level or above and that has been operating for at least five years to bring public interest litigation. Under a damage compensation agreement, ConocoPhillips China offered 1.09 billion yuan for ecological losses, while CNOOC paid 480 million yuan and ConocoPhillips China 113 million yuan for environmental protection efforts in Bohai Bay. Source: China DailyIn the outbreak, I was explicit with you propecia before ...

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Fourteen ships under investigation for Barrier Reef oil spill

  Authorities are investigating 14 possible sources of an oil spill near the Great Barrier Reef, The Brisbane Times reports Fourteen ships have been identified as possible sources of a film of oil stretching, in broken sections, 30 kilometres long and five kilometres wide south of Townsville, Patrick Quirk, general manager of Maritime Services Queensland said on Saturday July 18, 2015. An oil slick was confirmed 18 nautical miles (33 kilometres) NNE of Cape Upstart on Friday evening, but was broken up into metre-sized blotches of oily film by the weather. "We know the ships that went past the area," Mr Quirk said. "There are 14 ships that we consider are possible sources of oil and we plan to take oil samples from all of those ships," he said.Advertisement "We already have samples from five ships in Australian ports and when the others port in Australia or overseas we will get samples."   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvjLUTjdgs Townsville water Police took samples from the oily film confirmed last week, after an 800-metre diameter slick it was reported by a fisherman to Townsville's Coast Guard on Friday (July 17) morning.  In the beginning, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed ...

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Lessons learned: Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spills

  Five years ago this week, engineers stopped the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill—the largest one in U.S. history, easily displacing the Exxon Valdez spill from the top spot. Now, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, takes a look at the lessons scientists are learning from these accidents to improve clean-up efforts and, perhaps, prevent spills altogether. C&EN Senior Editor Jyllian Kemsley explains that although both spills were caused by human error, they each posed unique challenges. When the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground, oil-spill plans were in place, but the equipment wasn't nearby. Clean-up crews performed a few different methods, some of which may have caused even more harm. A critical first obstacle in the attempt to get a handle on the DWH spill was obtaining an accurate determination of the flow rate. Scientists finally came up with a solution, but that took valuable time. The most contentious issue with the DWH response was the use of dispersants to break up the oil. Dispersants themselves are toxic, and the best way to use them was unclear. Oil-spill experts point out that the ideal approach to such an accident is to not have ...

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