Distribution of hydrocarbons released during the 2010 MC252 oil spill in deep offshore waters

被引：98

作者：

Spier, Chelsea ^{[1
]}

Stringfellow, William T. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hazen, Terry C. ^{[2
]}

Conrad, Mark ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pacific, Ecol Engn Res Program, Sch Engn & Comp Sci, Stockton, CA 95211 USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Div Earth Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION | 2013年 / 173卷

关键词：

Deepwater Horizon; Hydrocarbon; Dispersant; Plume; Distribution; BIODEGRADATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.019

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform on April 20th, 2010 resulted in the second largest oil spill in history. The distribution and chemical composition of hydrocarbons within a 45 km radius of the blowout was investigated. All available certified hydrocarbon data were acquired from NOAA and BP. The distribution of hydrocarbons was found to be dispersed over a wider area in subsurface waters than previously predicted or reported. A deepwater hydrocarbon plume predicted by models was verified and additional plumes were identified. Because the samples were not collected systematically, there is still some question about the presence and persistence of an 865 m depth plume predicted by models. Water soluble compounds were extracted from the rising oil in deepwater, and were found at potentially toxic levels outside of areas previously reported to contain hydrocarbons. Application of subsurface dispersants was found to increase hydrocarbon concentration in subsurface waters. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：224 / 230

页数：7

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