Review of Santa Barbara Channel Oil Pollution Incident.

Abstract

The purpose of the review was to assemble a synopsis of defensive, control and clean-up activities in the Santa Barbara Channel in as much technical detail as possible. The contents include the following topics: Environmental conditions (Geography, prevailing meteorological conditions, oceanographic conditions); Description of the source; Management considerations and contingency planning; Control of released oil (Control at source, control at sea, defense of harbors, defense of beaches); Surveillance (Visual observation, photographic, remote sensors); Distribution and behavior of oil at sea; Beach and harbor problems (Winter storm effects, fire hazards, special constraints, littoral sand transport); Shoreline restoration methods; Disposal of wastes and recovered oil; Biological and ecological surveys and findings (Sea birds, intertidal and nearshore communities, offshore and benthic surveys, marine mammals).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 1969
Accession Number
AD0726156

Entities

People

  • C. J. Touhill
  • P. L. Peterson
  • R. E. Nakatani
  • W. A. Haney
  • W. H. Swift

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Communities
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Fire Hazards
  • Geography
  • Hazards
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Observation
  • Offshore
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Remote Detectors
  • Water Pollution

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Systems Analysis and Design