Evaluating The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Historical Oil Spill Incidents (original) (raw)

Abstract

The adverse impacts of extremely large oil spill incidents such as Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have been widely studied in recent years. Catastrophic oil spill disasters such as Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have been widely studied. While vast smaller oil spills, which also could result in significant amount of oil release, still lack attention.

This research assessed distributions and environmental impacts caused by historical oil spill incidents in U.S. We first analyzed the spatial and temporal characteristics of oil spills. Then the relationship between spillage amount and spill frequency is evaluated via statistical approaches. Last, based on a thorough literature review of environmental, ecological, and economic impacts of oil spill, we proposed a framework to estimate the impact of oil spill incidents.

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2-3-2023 3:00 PM

Liu, Yiming and Cai, Hua, "Evaluating The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Historical Oil Spill Incidents" (2023). Graduate Industrial Research Symposium. 11.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/girs/2023/posters/11

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Evaluating The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Historical Oil Spill Incidents

The adverse impacts of extremely large oil spill incidents such as Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have been widely studied in recent years. Catastrophic oil spill disasters such as Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have been widely studied. While vast smaller oil spills, which also could result in significant amount of oil release, still lack attention.

This research assessed distributions and environmental impacts caused by historical oil spill incidents in U.S. We first analyzed the spatial and temporal characteristics of oil spills. Then the relationship between spillage amount and spill frequency is evaluated via statistical approaches. Last, based on a thorough literature review of environmental, ecological, and economic impacts of oil spill, we proposed a framework to estimate the impact of oil spill incidents.