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16-Oct-2006
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Third workshop on Oil Spill Response
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
from Oct 12-13th, 2006
Delegates from 26 NATO countries, in addition to previously identified experts in the field, have been invited to participate. This Workshop will be hosted by the Centre for Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Research of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans and will cover the most recent strategies for responding to marine oil spills. Presentations will focus on applied research and development, technology transfer, and will provide a forum to review results from field trials and case studies. Session topics will include, but are not limited to: Risk Prevention (Legislation and Policy, Response Preparedness/Contingency Planning, Eco-terrorism); Oil Spill Fate and Transport (Environmental Persistence, Remote Sensing, modelling, Biodegradation); Biological Effects (Environmental Effects Monitoring and Environmental Risk Assessment); and Operational Response (Containment/Recovery Treating Agents, Shoreline Cleanup, In-situ Burning, Emerging Response Strategies).
Prior to the NATO/CCMS Oil Spill Response Workshop (Oct 12-13, 2006) a one day session (Oct 11, 2006) will focus on the application of oil spill response technologies under Arctic conditions. It is anticipated that participants will discuss ongoing research programs and new opportunities such as that presented by the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 initiative (www.ipy.org) and other joint partnerships.
It is hoped that this continued international dialogue will generate new ideas and partnerships that will lead towards a thorough understanding of the current scientific, technological, and regulatory hurdles that remain for maximizing the effectiveness of oil spill response worldwide.
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