STUDY FINDS AN OIL SPILL IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC COULD ...

A new study published in the journal Risk Analysis suggests that an oil spill in the Canadian Arctic could be devastating—especially for vulnerable indigenous ...

Oil spill in Canadian Arctic could be devastating for environment and ...

As melting sea ice brings more ships through the Northwest Passage, new research shows that Canada must prepare for the costs and ...

With Growth of Arctic Shipping, Canada Must Prepare for Major Oil ...

A new study evaluates the impact of such a disaster in Canada's Rankin Inlet and finds an oil spill there would be uniquely devastating.

Canadian arctic oil spill could devastate environment, indigenous ...

... oil spill in the Arctic would be extremely difficult and slow to materialize. "Also, the study shows that oil spills do have social impacts ...

Arctic oil spill cleanup costs could reach $9.4B over 5 years, says ...

An oil spill in the Arctic could cost more than $9 billion after five years with no intervention, says a new study led by Mawuli Afenyo.

Will we ever be prepared for the inevitable Arctic oil spills?

SIMON BOXALL is a sea-going oceanographer who studies a range of marine topics, including oil spill detection, at the University of Southampton School of Ocean ...

Using data to improve oil spill response in the Arctic

The study helped to better understand the potential for different oil spill response systems to operate in the Arctic marine environment – ...

Mysterious bacteria found in the Arctic can break down oil and diesel

In the study, investigators simulated oil spill remediation inside ... Canva Marine bacteria found in the Canadian Arctic can eat up oil and ...

Impacts of Oil Spills on Arctic Marine Ecosystems: A Quantitative and ...

... study but could be added into subsequent works. On the right, a ... Marine spatial planning and oil spill risk analysis: Finding common grounds.

Regulating oil and gas development in the Canadian Arctic

What biodiversity impacts would you expect to see from an oil spill in the Arctic? ... Learn more about WWF's work, and find out how you can donate. Go to Panda ...

Bayesian inference modeling to rank response technologies in arctic ...

Hence, there is a need to prepare for accidental oil spills (Crosby et al., 2013; Environment Canada, 2013), because oil spills in the Canadian Arctic could be ...

Pollution in the Arctic: Oil and Gas Extraction on the Continental ...

The joint study of Norwegian, Finnish, and Russian scholars concluded that in the Arctic region gas flaring contributes to a much larger share ...

Responding to Oil Spills in Arctic Marine Environments

The National Research Council will assess the current state of science and engineering regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic ...

Potential ramifications to Indigenous Peoples of an Arctic oil spill

The Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989 demonstrates the long-term effects an oil spill can have on communities. After studying the fallout of ...

Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study | CBC News

A major oil spill in Canada's western Arctic would likely spread ... They found that in all cases, there would be at least an up to 50 ...

The Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) after nearly four decades - PubMed

... Canadian High Arctic. In this study two BIOS sites were re ... Altogether, this study shows that crude oil spilled in the Arctic can ...

Study envisions fallout from oil spill in Arctic Canada

A well blowout, pipeline breach or vessel accident in the Canadian Beaufort Sea could spew spilled oil westward for months, polluting waters off ...

Government of Canada funds Collaborative Research to Clean ...

Government of Canada funds Collaborative Research to Clean Arctic Oil Spills ... will help minimize the environmental impact of oil spills ...

Effects of Oil Spills in Arctic Waters - ARCTIS

The AMSA study suggests that strong prevention must be of primary concern ... Although the likelihood of oil spills in the Canadian and U.S. Arctic are ...

Activities in the Arctic | response.restoration.noaa.gov

Vessels transiting the Arctic have little or no emergency response infrastructure for support. This means that when oil does spill, the consequences can be much ...