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Federal scientists say controlled burns during Gulf oil spill released small … – The Canadian Press 1

Posted on November 12, 2010 by bp complaints

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Federal scientists say controlled burns during Gulf oil spill released small
The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — Federal scientists say burning off oil to clean up the massive Gulf spill released small amounts of toxins, not enough to pose added cancer
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Controlled Burn Gulf Oil Spill Site Footage 0

Posted on June 25, 2010 by bp complaints

Controlled on location burn in response to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf Of Mexico

VIDEO RELEASE: Fire Vortex Appears During Controlled Burn For Deepwater Horizon Incident Clean-up 1

Posted on June 12, 2010 by bp complaints

Recent Updates for Deepwater Horizon Response

PHOTO RELEASE: Controlled Burn, Skimming, Other Activities Highlight Gulf Response 0

Posted on June 11, 2010 by bp complaints

Recent Updates for Deepwater Horizon Response

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Posted on June 10, 2010 by bp complaints

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Deepwater Horizon Controlled Burn 1

Posted on May 21, 2010 by bp complaints

Footage of the controlled, on-location burn in response to BP/Transoceans Deepwater Horizon incident. Provided by US Coast Guard Atlantic Area.

PHOTO RELEASE: Controlled burn operations in the Gulf 0

Posted on May 20, 2010 by bp complaints

Recent Updates for Deepwater Horizon Response

Controlled burning destroys more oil at Deepwater Horizon site than skimming 0

Posted on May 13, 2010 by bp complaints

Controlled burning destroys more oil at Deepwater Horizon site than skimming
Well owner BP PLC reported burning about 9,000 barrels — about 378,000 gallons — of oil during burns on Thursday.

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Posted on May 08, 2010 by bp complaints

GULF OF MEXICO – The U.S. Coast Guard, working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents, and other federal agencies, conduct ‘in situ burn’ to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg.

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Controlled Burn’ Implemented for Gulf Oil Spill 0

Posted on May 03, 2010 by bp complaints

Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry, the Coast Guard’s on-scene coordinator for the Louisiana oil spill disaster, indicated a “controlled burn” will be implemented to contain the massive oil spill inching closer to ecologically sensitive Louisiana coastal areas. Admiral Landry said previously, “We fully understand there are benefits and trade-offs,”quoted The New York Times.

The spill is now within 20 miles of Venice, Louisiana and covers an area as wide as 42 miles across, and up to 80 miles in length.

 

An estimated 42,000 gallons a day of crude oil are spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.Workers have been unable to stop the leak from a broken pipe fastened to a well 5,000 feet below the surface. At first thought manageable, the leaks were discovered Saturday, days after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, where the pipe was connected, exploded and sank about 50 miles southeast of Venice, La., said The Times.

On Tuesday, officials speculated the slick would not reach land for a few days due to wind conditions. Exactly where along the Gulf Coast it will first arrive is still unknown.

“If some of the weather conditions continue, the Delta area is at risk,” said Charlie Henry, scientific support coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, quoted The Times. That part of Louisiana contains about 40 percent of the country’s wetlands and is a spawning area for numerous birds and fish.

The controlled burn was considered after previous containment attempts failed. They have been done before, Admiral Landry said, and had been”effective in burning 50 to 95 percent of oil collected in a fire boom,” she continued, but the downside was a “black plume” of smoke that would put soot and other particulates into the air, said The Times.

The proposed burn alarmed fisherman and ecologists along the Louisiana coast. Gov. Bobby Jindal requested that the Coast Guard establish a protective boom around several wildlife refuges in the Delta, said The Times. However, a burn would likely ease the impact on wildlife.

The oceanic agency issued a guide to the burn that advised this:

“Based on our limited experience, birds and mammals are more capable of handling the risk of a local fire and temporary smoke plume than of handling the risk posed by a spreading oil slick. Birds flying in the plume can become disoriented, and could suffer toxic effects. This risk, however, is minimal when compared to oil coating and ingestion,” quoted The Times.

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