Fabius Maximus | 2010年5月17日
这篇博文,,关于巨型油溢出的长期效果他说,过去的大型石油泄漏几乎没有长期影响。它提供了一点关于石油泄漏的历史,说:“在第二次世界大战期间,数百艘油轮和油轮被击沉,在太平洋发现了333艘油轮。许多人在沉没时烧毁或溢出了石油。许多人仍然留在海底,仍然装载着原油或石油产品。”
还讨论了IXTOC I,一个井喷事件,在1979年发生,溢出在139至428万加仑的石油之间,进入墨西哥湾。博客提供了关于Ixtoc I的几个文件的链接,包括1990年OTA背景文件,应对上油海,这是自1967年以来最大的一次石油泄漏。
为了应对1989年阿拉斯加州威廉王子湾(Prince William Sound)的外显子瓦尔迪兹(Exon Valdez)漏油事件,OTA被要求研究这一问题。在1990年发表的论文的前言中,在线旅行社总监约翰H。吉本斯说:
在甚至中等环境条件下,在海上清理大量加仑的油是一个非凡的问题。目前国家能力有效地应对此类事故的响应是最佳的。OTA.’s analysis shows that improvements could be made, and that those offering the greatest benefits would not require technological breakthroughs –just good engineering design and testing, skilled maintenance and training, timely access to and availability of the most appropriate and substantial systems, and the means to make rapid, informed decisions. One must understand, however, that even the best national response system will have inherent practical limitations that will hinder spill response efforts for catastrophic events– sometimes to a major extent. For that reason it is important to pay at least equal attention to preventive measures as to response systems. In this area, the proverbial ounce of prevention is worth many, many pounds of cure.