606
Oil slick elongation model (cont.)
in situ observations, 158
initial slick size, 161, 162
mass balance, 158
mixing processes, 156, 157
oil layer thickness, 161
oil properties, 159, 160
parameters, 157
time-integrated length, 158, 160
volume fraction, 158
water surface, 157
wind speed, 162, 163
Oil spill research
diel vertical migrations, 589
oil and gas exploration, 585
relative toxicity, 586
use of dispersants, 586
Oil spills
analytical space, 255
behavior, 15
crude oil, 15
DWH blowout, 356, 358, 361, 365
forensic, 315, 317
FTICR-MS applications (see Fouriertransform ion cyclotron resonancemass spectrometry (FTICR-MS))
macrofauna bioidicators, 366
MOSSFA, 280
response, 5
subsea reservoir, 19
subsurface, 19
Oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates
(OSMAs), 199
Oil transport modeling, 171, 177, 181, 188
Oil transport prediction, 142, 150
Oil types, 159, 160, 163, 165
Oil-water interfacial surface tension, 18
Oil-water interfacial tension, 163, 164
Oil-water mixing, 128
Oil-water settling, 128
Oil-water systems, 126
Oil-water transition zone, 115
Omics data, 476
Open-source Lagrangian stochastic model, 538
Organic material (OM), 27
Organic-rich particulate matter, 94
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 5
Outgassing, 48, 57, 58, 61
“Oxyhydrocarbon” products, 334, 336
P
PAH degradation pathway, 115
Particulate organic matter (POM), 198
Partition device
BTEX concentration vs. time profiles, 128
deep-sea conditions, 127
oil/dispersant ratio, 129
pressures, 128
system segments, 128, 129
temperatures, 128
water samples, 129
Partition ratio, 126
Partitioning
alkylation, 131–133
biphasic equilibria, 131
BTEX (see Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene
and xylene (BTEX))
chemical dispersants, 127
chemical/physical, 126
dispersants, 135
environmental fate, 126
equilibrium ratio, water column, 133–135
experimental simulation, 127
pressure effects, 131–133
ratio calculations, 130, 131
ratios measured, dispersants, 131
shake flask technique, 127
submarine oil spill, 126–129
temperature, 131–133
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), 438, 439,
441, 445–452
PEMEX environmental monitoring program, 317
Permeability, 18, 19
Petroleum exposure, 472
Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC)
biodegradation (see PHC biodegradation)
densities, 98, 99
Petroleum in marine sediments, 114, 115
Petroleum reservoir
molecular oil composition, 26–31
Phase changes, 57, 58
Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA), 48
Phase equilibria modeling (gas-oil-water)
ad-hoc procedures, 35
bubble point, 36
density and swelling, 36, 37
diffusivity, 38, 39
gas saturation, 36, 37
gas-liquid equilibrium partitioning, 35
IFT, 39
petroleum compounds, 35
petroleum fluids, 34
properties, 35, 36
viscosity, 38
PHC biodegradation
biological communities, 108
deep plumes, 109
Index
Oil slick elongation model (cont.)
in situ observations, 158
initial slick size, 161, 162
mass balance, 158
mixing processes, 156, 157
oil layer thickness, 161
oil properties, 159, 160
parameters, 157
time-integrated length, 158, 160
volume fraction, 158
water surface, 157
wind speed, 162, 163
Oil spill research
diel vertical migrations, 589
oil and gas exploration, 585
relative toxicity, 586
use of dispersants, 586
Oil spills
analytical space, 255
behavior, 15
crude oil, 15
DWH blowout, 356, 358, 361, 365
forensic, 315, 317
FTICR-MS applications (see Fouriertransform ion cyclotron resonancemass spectrometry (FTICR-MS))
macrofauna bioidicators, 366
MOSSFA, 280
response, 5
subsea reservoir, 19
subsurface, 19
Oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates
(OSMAs), 199
Oil transport modeling, 171, 177, 181, 188
Oil transport prediction, 142, 150
Oil types, 159, 160, 163, 165
Oil-water interfacial surface tension, 18
Oil-water interfacial tension, 163, 164
Oil-water mixing, 128
Oil-water settling, 128
Oil-water systems, 126
Oil-water transition zone, 115
Omics data, 476
Open-source Lagrangian stochastic model, 538
Organic material (OM), 27
Organic-rich particulate matter, 94
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 5
Outgassing, 48, 57, 58, 61
“Oxyhydrocarbon” products, 334, 336
P
PAH degradation pathway, 115
Particulate organic matter (POM), 198
Partition device
BTEX concentration vs. time profiles, 128
deep-sea conditions, 127
oil/dispersant ratio, 129
pressures, 128
system segments, 128, 129
temperatures, 128
water samples, 129
Partition ratio, 126
Partitioning
alkylation, 131–133
biphasic equilibria, 131
BTEX (see Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene
and xylene (BTEX))
chemical dispersants, 127
chemical/physical, 126
dispersants, 135
environmental fate, 126
equilibrium ratio, water column, 133–135
experimental simulation, 127
pressure effects, 131–133
ratio calculations, 130, 131
ratios measured, dispersants, 131
shake flask technique, 127
submarine oil spill, 126–129
temperature, 131–133
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), 438, 439,
441, 445–452
PEMEX environmental monitoring program, 317
Permeability, 18, 19
Petroleum exposure, 472
Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC)
biodegradation (see PHC biodegradation)
densities, 98, 99
Petroleum in marine sediments, 114, 115
Petroleum reservoir
molecular oil composition, 26–31
Phase changes, 57, 58
Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA), 48
Phase equilibria modeling (gas-oil-water)
ad-hoc procedures, 35
bubble point, 36
density and swelling, 36, 37
diffusivity, 38, 39
gas saturation, 36, 37
gas-liquid equilibrium partitioning, 35
IFT, 39
petroleum compounds, 35
petroleum fluids, 34
properties, 35, 36
viscosity, 38
PHC biodegradation
biological communities, 108
deep plumes, 109
Index