Clean Up Techniques Used for Coastal Oil Spills: An Analysis of Spills Occurring in Santa Barbara, California, Prince William Sound, Alaska, the Sea Of Japan, and the Gulf Coast

<p>An analysis of four spills occurring within the last 50 years to see the progression in clean up techniques used for coastal oil spills. The Santa Barbara, California Oil Spill of 1969, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill of 1989 occurring in Prince William Sound, Alaska, the Nakhodka Oil Spill of 1997 occurring in the Sea of Japan, and the Deep Water Horizon Oil spill of 2010 occurring in the Gulf of Mexico, are analyzed. The different types of oil, the composition of oil, and the variables that effect spilled oil’s movement, are provided. Oil spill response planning and preparation are revealed, lessons learned from past spills are exhibited, long term and short term environmental trade-offs are compared, and historical outcomes are demonstrated throughout this research.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSEM)

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Environmental Management

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Walther, Henry R, III

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Tracy Benning
• Dr. Maggie Winslow

• Oil Spill
• Oil Spill Planning
• Clean up Techniques
• Trade Offs
• Clean Up Equipment
• Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
• Environmental Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/104

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1106