Lasting Oil Spill Impacts in Coastal Wetland

CSA News ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 15-15
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Coastal Wetland

THE ILWACO, WASHINGTON, TIRE FIRE OIL SPILL

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 789-793
Author(s):  
Eric F. Heinitz ◽  
Melany Lee
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Coastal Wetland ◽  
The State ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Preventative Measures ◽  
Tire Chips ◽  
Rubber Tire ◽  
Cooling Methods

ABSTRACT The Ilwaco tire fire oil spill occurred when oil generated by the pyrolysis of rubber tire chips began seeping from a hillside into an adjacent coastal wetland. The tire chips were used as road fill material to repair a section of State Route 100 damaged by a landslide. This paper discusses not only the complexities of the response to the oil spill, but also the elaborate cofferdam system and containment berm constructed to control and contain the continual flow of oil from the site until mitigation measures could be taken to eliminate the source. Because exposure to oxygen could potentially increase the risk of a tire fire, several in-situ cooling methods were evaluated. The unique properties of this oil, the environmental effects and restoration concerns, the excavation methods, and disposal problems are all discussed. This is one of two sites in the state of Washington where a road fill, constructed of shredded tire chips, has begun burning. A comparison between these two sites, along with some assumptions as to the causes and possible preventative measures, will be briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Oil Residues Accelerate Coastal Wetland Losses

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Coastal Wetland ◽  
Wetland Loss ◽  
Wetland Losses

Coastal wetland loss after an oil spill can be more extensive than after a hurricane.

Obama Beefs Up Oil Spill Response

2010 ◽  
pp. 10052710172048
Author(s):  
Jeff Johnson ◽  
Michael Torrice ◽  
Melody Voith
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spill Response
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