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La contaminación plástica ha alcanzado niveles alarmantes en las playas de Colombia. Un estudio reciente identificó miles de residuos, con el plástico a la cabeza. 🌊 Este problema no solo afecta a la fauna marina, sino también a las comunidades que dependen del turismo. Es momento de reducir el uso de plásticos y tomar medidas para proteger nuestros ecosistemas.
#CuidemosElPlaneta #PlayasLimpias #TurismoSostenible

Dr. Song works with the climate modeling team at NOAA GLERL to study the effects of oil spills in the Great Lakes. Dr. Song is also prolific in reviewing environmental journals, such as the Journal of Hydrology. His work is crucial to promoting the health of the Great Lakes and safety of surrounding communities.

Check out Dr. Song's CIGLR profile: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/yang-song/

The scene of the oil spill in the waters around Mauritius after Japanese bulk carrier, MV Wakashio, ran aground on 25 July 2020.

Senator Gary Peters, left, and his wife Colleen Ochoa share a laugh with Rear Adm. Michael Johnston, Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, during the opening of the Coast Guard's Great Lakes Center of Expertise in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Aug. 24, 2022. The center, which will research freshwater oil spills and help develop effective responses, is headquartered at Lake Superior State University, with an additional office in Ann Arbor. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.

04/01/2022

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WASHINGTON – To inform oil spill responders about new technologies available to address oil spills, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted an outdoor demonstration of the Low-Emission Spray Crude Oil Combustor technology–also known as the “BSEE Burner”–at NRL’s testing facility in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, on March 30.

“This technology has the potential to be a game changer in the performance of oil spill recovery,” said BSEE Director Kevin Sligh. “I’ve seen how much damage an oil spill can cause, and the BSEE Burner, once deployed, will be an important tool to use in its mitigation.”

Developed in partnership with NRL over seven years, the BSEE Burner technology cleanly burns large volumes of emulsified oil from spills that occur in remote areas where storage facilities may not be available, or where transporting the recovered oil is cost prohibitive.

EPA emission tests revealed that the burner performs well with a combustion efficiency of 99.9%. Carbon monoxide concentrations were at almost undetectable levels, and low soot emissions yielded no visible smoke plume.

“This technology can completely burn oil without the plume of harmful black smoke or residue,” said Steven Tuttle, Ph.D., NRL combustion and reacting transport section head and developer and operator of the burner. “This burner will benefit the environment by providing oil spill remediation of emulsified crude oil in remote locations, where the carbon footprint of transporting the oil to be re-processed is greater than burning the oil in place.”

Attended by the U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, industry, and oil spill response organizations, BSEE and NRL arranged the demonstration to facilitate open discussions regarding potential use scenarios and system specifications, and for those who may have an interest in pursuing licensing options and licensing information with the U.S. Navy.

The invention is another important example of Federal technology transfer efforts and is now ready for commercialization by private interests through collaboration with TechLink – a nationally focused technology transfer partnership intermediary for the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.

BSEE conducts research and development as part of its robust Oil Spill Preparedness Program. The program ensure owners and operators of offshore facilities are ready to respond to threats of and actual oil spills that may result from their activities. These research efforts benefit oil spill responders and contingency planners by providing expanded decision-making options, better tactics, and updated equipment.

Photo: A low-emission burner apparatus burns emulsified oil in a demonstration at the Naval Research Laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, MD in the early morning of Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (BSEE Public Affairs)

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Local fishermen clean up oil which has spread far from the original explosion site in Xingang Port, Dalian. The fishermen say that no one told them that they need safety equipment or any form of protection, including face masks. Greenpeace strongly urges the government to send professional clean-up staff with safety equipment to work on the oil spill, which was caused by a blast in a pipeline.

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29.01797, -90.28562 location of platform with helipad

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ENERGY XXI GOM, LLC RODNEY DYKES(504)267-9132
1 mile metallic sheen x 100ft

3753

29 2 16.6, -90 18 6.8 photo
1:08 pm


29.01797, -90.28562 location of platform with helipad

8.5 miles southwest of Port Fourchon

01 Fourchon platform houma

ENERGY XXI GOM, LLC RODNEY DYKES(504)267-9132
1 mile metallic sheen x 100ft

3753

29 2 16.6, -90 18 6.8 photo
1:08 pm


29.01797, -90.28562 location of platform with helipad

8.5 miles southwest of Port Fourchon