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This publication summarizes proceedings of a workshop initiated in response to recommendations from the 1997 Terra Nova Environmental Assessment Panel...
Comprises 12 training modules on the following subjects introduction to oil spill behaviour; advanced course on oil spill behaviour; Overview of oil s...
Final Report
This document is a review of pollution prevention practices & opportunities for offshore oil & gas activities in Atlantic Canada. After an introductio...
A Socio-economic Guide for Communities, Industry and Government
Large-scale construction projects bring benefits & prob lems to nearby communities. Guide provides information to help local people, government offici...
The main goal of this study was to develop a strategy for monitoring environmental effects at a single exploratory offshore well on the east coast. Wo...
Series of small & mid-scale laboratory tests made and results indicate that such oils are different from less viscous, conventional oils. This is due ...
This report examines the feasibility of using active microwave spectroscopy and electromagnetic thermoelastic emission for airborne measurement of the...
Report of a project to develop a full-scale prototype cobble washer designed to be used on remote beaches consisting of cobble, boulder and mixed type...
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"Oil and gas companies engaged in exploration and production drilling off coast of Newfoundland & Labrador must cope with seasonal presence of pack ic...
As long-term, open-sea tests on oil weathering could be difficult and experiments in ice in the field even impossible to manage, chose to develop low-...
Field trials carried out in Vancouver in 1986. Critical questions were the ability of hovercraft to fly over oil slicks at high speed without displaci...
In 1986 offshore dispersant trial conducted to determine effectiveness of aerially applied dispersants under Arctic con ditions and to evaluate effica...
This report presents an experimental program designed to monitor the rates of change in dimension of the scours at four study sites and to obtain suff...
Beaufort Sea Case Study
The object of this study is to develop and describe a systematic framework within which programs to monitor environmental effects of industrial activi...
Evaluation of the recent model developed by Wotherspoon et al. was performed by undertaking a separate spreading analysis based on the observed proces...
Step-by-step guide to be used by on-scene disperant teams in deciding to use chemical dispersants in event of oil spills. Includes regulatory framewor...
Desire to improve current airborne iceberg surveillance capability for ice management in support of offshore oil explo ration has raised interest in a...
Small-scale Laboratory Testing
Real-time Verification
In 1985 the Environmental Studies Research Funds financed the development of an Operational Iceberg Trajectory Forecasting Model for the Grand Banks o...
Concern has been expressed by commercial fishermen that seismic surveys may affect the health and/or behaviour of snow crab. This study examines the e...
Review of knowledge on sedimentation of oil and oil contamination of seabed sediments during spills, hydrocarbon exposure conditions causing tainting ...
Spills of petroleum hydrocarbons are major concern because of effects on marine life & beaches. In Canada most of offshore exploration takes place in ...
Report reviewing investigations of geological and geotechnical conditions at two proposed channel crossing development sites in the vicinity of Taglu ...
Numerical wave model developed by D.T. Resion was acquired by Marine Environmental Data Service for wave climate hindcasting in Canadian offshore area...
This study reports a continuation of the Baffin Island Oil Spill project, during which oil was experimentally released during 1981 in nearshore waters...
This project evaluated the Canadian Standards Association Code for the Design, Construction, and Installation of Fixed Offshore Structures in its appl...
The Long-term Effects of Oil and Dispersant on Saltmarsh Vegetation
The effects of treatment of saltmarsh vegetation with Corexit 9527, a chemical dispersant, and Alberta sweet blend crude oil were examined at Conrod's...
Examines current practice, considers future drilling needs and recommends a) improvements in methods of disposing of waste fluids, b) suitability of m...
The setting-up and testing of a regional spectral ocean waves model for providing real-time wave forecasting during CASP January - March, 1986. ODGP s...
Knowledge of thickness of oil slicks floating on water is primary requirement to establishing amount of oil and to deciding on appropiate countermeasu...
Design wave criteria are required in several offshore areas that feature depths sufficiently shallow to modify wave conditions incident on to them fro...
Applied research conducted from 1984 to 1990 on behalf of the Environmental Studies Research Funds (ESRF) and Ice Centre Environment Canada (ICEC) has...
Acquisition of Data on EIFs
This study summarizes the information on Eifs (extreme ice features) in the literature and uses this to form an initial data base. Data from the STAR-...
This study applied the provisions of two parts of the CSA Preliminary Standard for the Design, Construction, and Installation of Fixed Offshore Struct...
"In 1990, the ESRF awarded a contract to Canadian Seabed Research Ltd. of Halifax to undertake a large repetitive mapping program in the Beaufort Sea....
"The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of iceberg pits on the Grand Banks, and to develop an overall framework for the assessme...
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 7-8 September 2000
The first part of this report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop which brought together experts in various disciplines, stakeholders, and indust...
Non-contact deterrent technologies, both acoustic & visual, are often used in aquatic settings in lieu of physical barriers to address the threat pose...
Literature Review and Monitoring Designs
Seabirds are attracted to large offshore structures such as oil drilling platforms. This report presents a review of the literature on seabird attract...