ADAC IoNS - Readings and Resources

In conjunction with the ADAC IoNS Workshop to be held October 24-25, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska, please review this Resource List. Some references may appear twice as they apply to more than one topic.

Literature Review

A Current State of Science for Arctic Marine Oil Spill: A Literature Syntheis in support of Arctic-Related Incidents of National Significance Workshop (Oct 2017) here>>

National Academies of Science (NAS) (2014) “Responding to oil spills in the US Arctic marine environment” here>>

Arctic Oil Spilll Research - BSEE here>>

Recommended Practices for Arctic Oil Spill Prevention, EPPR Arctic Council here>>

EPPR RP3 REPORT. Recommended Practices for Arctic Oil Spill Prevention. OCTOBER 2012. here>>

Standardization as a tool for prevention of oil spills in the Arctic: Summary Report, and Full Report. EPPR 2017 here>> 

Summary Report and Recommendations on the Prevention of Marine Oil Pollution in the Arctic.  EPPR 2013 here>> 

Guide to Oil Spill Response in Snow and Ice Conditions. EPPR 2013 here>>

Oil spill response in the Arctic:Norwegian experiences and future perspectives. Marine Policy. 2014. here>>

Benchmarking of Best Practices for Arctic Shipping. WWF-Canada 2012 here>>

Arctic Standards Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response, and Safety in the U.S. Arctic Ocean. Pew Charitable Trusts, 2013 here>>

Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment. NAS 2014 here>> (too large)

Arctic Council Open Access Repository: Guide to Oil Spill Response in Snow and Ice Conditions in the Arctic. EPPR, 2015 here>>

Oil Spills in Arctic Waters: An Introduction and Inventory of Research Activities and USARC Recommendations

Spill Response in the Arctic Offshore. American Petroleum Institute and the Joint Industry Programme on Oil Spill Recovery in Ice, 2012 here>>

Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme Synthesis Report. Arctic Response Technology, 2017 here>>

Arctic Council Status on Implementation of the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic" EPPR 2017 here>>

List of Research Projects, Arctic Response Technology oil spill preparedness - JIP  here>>

Logistical Support of the Response

Agreement on Coopeartion on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) here>>

Analysis of the Adequacy and Effectiveness of Existing Arrangements and Agreements, Developed by EPPR The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council, August 2000 here>>

Arctic Council Status on Implementation of the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic" EPPR 2017 here>>

Oil Spill Response Capacity in Nunavut and the Beaufort Sea. WWF-Canada, 1986 here>>

Logistical Support for the Responders

Agreement on Coopeartion on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) here>>

Analysis of the Adequacy and Effectiveness of Existing Arrangements and Agreements, Developed by EPPR The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council, August 2000 here>>

Oil Spill Response Capacity in Nunavut and the Beaufort Sea. WWF-Canada, 1986 here>>

Response Techniques: Dispersant Use

CRRC's State-of-the-Science of knowns and uncertainties about the Efficacy and Effectiveness of dispersants and dispersed oil as it applies to their use in Arctic waters.

CRRC"s: State-of-the-Science of knowns and uncertainties about the Physical Transport and Chemical Behavior of dispersants and dispersed oil as it applies to their use in Arctic Waters.

FINAL DOCUMENT: State-of-the-Science of knowns and uncertainties about the Degradation and Fate of dispersants and dispersed oil as it applies to their use in Arctic Waters.

CRRC's State-of-the-Science of knowns and uncertainties about the Eco-Toxicity and Sublethal Impacts of dispersants and dispersed oil as it applies to theur use in Arctic Waters.

Fate of Dispersed Oil under Ice

Response Techniques: In-situ Burning

 Arctic Spill Response Database Query Tool; User Guide. EPPR 2017 here>> 

Detection, Tracking and Modeling of Oil

Sea Ice Model Developments in View of Oil Spill Forecasting, Arctic Response Technology - Joint Industry Programme (2016) here>>

Remote Sensing Guide to Oil Spill Detection in Ice-Covered Waters. Arctic Response Technology-Joint Industry Programme 2016 here>>

Arctic Spill Response Database Query Tool; User Guide. EPPR 2017 here>> 

Degradation and Fate of Oil

Behavior of oil and other hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) spoilled in Arctic waters (BoHaSA). SINTEF 2011 here>>

Arctic Spill Response Database Query Tool; User Guide. EPPR 2017 here>>