Marine Environmental Services

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Oil Spill Response Techniques for BC Coastal Wetlands

2006

January 01, 1900 British Columbia

Assessing oil spill impacts and treatment options for BC costal wetlands has largely been based on knowledge of oil spills in wetlands outside of BC. Until sensitivities of BC coastal wetlands are known, it is speculative to apply these oil spill impact results and treatment recommendations to British Columbia. As a result, the need to improve oil spill response capability in BC wetlands was identified by Environment Canada and was the focus of this project.

Report: (PDF - Oil Spill Response Techniques For BC Coastal Wetlands)

Key Features:
• Develop a summary of BC wetland types relevant to different spill response challenges
• Literature review of oil spill impacts to coastal wetlands and assess applicability to BC
• Propose a technique for assessing characteristics of BC salt marsh vegetation species that could be used to assess sensitivities of BC sites and used in spill response planning

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