Abstract
When oil is spilled at sea, aerosols containing oil or chemical dispersants (when they are used to combat the oil spill) can be formed from wind/wave interactions, wave/ship interactions, and some other attendant cleanup operations. This may result in oil aerosol exposure to response workers or the nearby public. In this paper, a modeling approach is proposed to study the resultant aerosol concentrations around an oil spill site. This computational modeling is developed by integrating aerosol formation with aerosol transportation equations. Using this model, several hypothetical scenarios can be generated. From computational iterations, it is seen that this exposure may be negligible in most situations, but under extreme conditions, a cause for concern.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005 |
Pages | 4846-4849 |
Number of pages | 4 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2005 |
Event | 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005 - Miami Beach, FL, United States Duration: May 15 2005 → May 19 2005 |
Other
Other | 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005 |
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Country | United States |
City | Miami Beach, FL |
Period | 5/15/05 → 5/19/05 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)