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HYDROCARBON SPILL [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Water Pollution
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
OBS

There has been a renewed interest in exploration for hydrocarbons in the Beaufort Sea. The last period of Beaufort Sea hydrocarbon exploration activities occurred from the 1970s to early 1990s, at which time a Beaufort Sea Oil Spill Cooperative was formed to respond to potential small and large spills. With cessation of hydrocarbon exploration in the early 1990s, the Beaufort Sea Oil Spill Cooperative was no longer required and was disbanded.

Key term(s)
  • Beaufort Sea Oil Spill Co-operative

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Key term(s)
  • Beaufort Sea Oil Spill Co-operative

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

A quantity of oil that has leaked or fallen onto the ground or onto the surface of the water.

CONT

Oil spills can be caused by the accidental or intentional release of any form of petroleum during any point in the oil production process, from drilling, refining, or storing to transporting. Oil can be spilled when a pipeline breaks, ships collide or are grounded ... underground storage tanks leak, or ... when an oil rig explodes or is damaged.

OBS

oil spill: Not to be confused with an "oil release" or "oil discharge" because an "oil spill" is the consequence of an oil release or discharge, and not the reverse.

OBS

Since an oil spill may involve any type of hydrocarbons or a combination of hydrocarbons, the terms "oil, ""petroleum" and "hydrocarbon" are used interchangeably in a broad sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
CONT

Les microbes capables de décontaminer le site d'un déversement de pétrole sont essentiellement des bactéries et des champignons.

OBS

déversement d’hydrocarbures; déversement de pétrole : Ne pas confondre avec «rejet» ou «décharge». En effet, un déversement est consécutif à un rejet ou une décharge, et non l'inverse.

OBS

Dans les situations de déversement, les termes «hydrocarbures» et «pétrole» sont utilisés de façon interchangeable, dans un sens large, étant donné qu'un déversement peut comporter n'importe quel type d'hydrocarbure ou de mélange d'hydrocarbures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
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