A closer look at the impact of oil spills
Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s professor co-authors RSC panel report recommending further research to improve clean-up
Major spills in freshwater and marine ecosystems are rare, but critical and significant research gaps still remain in order to prevent future spills and rectify them if they occur, according to a new report co-authored by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 researcher Peter Hodson (Environmental Studies).
Queen's 카지노게임사이트 researcher Dr. Peter Hodson was one of seven experts selected to take part in a Royal Society of Canada panel report on oil spills.
카지노 게임 컬렉션The review of case studies of marine, freshwater and Arctic oil spills indicated that it is a combination of site- and spill-specific factors that determine the consequences of a spill,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Hodson, who participated in the Royal Society of Canada panel that wrote the recently published report. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The ability to predict or monitor long-term effects is also hampered by a lack of pre-spill baseline information on the mix of species present and the extent to which their resilience to oil exposure is affected by other environmental stressors.카지노 게임 컬렉션
In the report, the panel recommends the formation of an integrated research program, comprised of government, industry and academic experts, to identify and provide information on regional sites at high risk for spills. This information would be compiled in a national database and would include such information as the characteristics of oil spilled and behaviour under different environmental conditions, pre-spill baseline data including identifying valued ecosystem components for high-risk sites, and the effectiveness of various spill response options.
The panel calls for further studies of oil spills as they happen, as well as controlled research involving induced spills in order to better understand the effects of such spills. Through these controlled experimental spills, researchers would be better able to determine the effects of spills in a variety of ecosystems, as well as how the properties of different types of oil 카지노 게임 컬렉션 such as oil sands bitumen or other unconventional oils 카지노 게임 컬렉션 change the dynamics of a spill.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Research to understand how oil spills affect Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s diverse aquatic ecosystems and to develop tools for measuring effects and monitoring post-spill recovery will significantly improve our capacity to assess and minimize risks of future spills,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Hodson.
The seven-member RSC panel was commissioned at the request of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. The members were asked to address a variety of questions, ranging from how various crude oils compare in their chemical composition and toxicity to organisms to proposals for research investment priorities.