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Significant advances have been made in the past 2 decades in the use of In Situ Burning (ISB) as an oil spill response tool. This collection reflects a substantial portion of the research, development, planning and implementation undertaken by hundreds of individuals and dozens of organizations. In situ burning is not necessarily the preferred oil spill response tool for all incidents, but one of a number that may be considered.
This collection was developed primarily to aid oil spill response professionals with knowledge and training in the use of in situ burning as a response tool. Individuals or organizations should not attempt in situ burning of an oil spill solely based on the information in this collection. The collection provides a wealth of information in a convenient format that can be used in the planning, response or research environment. It contains more than 350 documents with over 13,000 pages and nearly one hour of video.
With such a large collection it is difficult to index the material to meet every need. The material in Volume 1 is categorized for easy access to information most often related to planning and preparedness, response, data, software, case studies and links. Most of the documents are in Acrobat PDF format, so a copy of Acrobat Reader is included for those who need it. Some items are included in word-processing format so they can be modified for use as part of spill response plan. Volume 2 contains reference material from a variety of sources. This material has been indexed by primary author, a single topic listing for each item and all references for each author. Obviously these items will overlap with the categories in Volume 1. The user should check both volumes for information on a particular topic.
This collection is designed to be largely self-contained so it can be used without connection to the Internet. Many of the items are taken from Internet sources and modified to work in the CD environment. A small collection of primary Internet links has been provided and these links frequently contain other links. In addition to in situ burn information, this collection contains some key general oil spill documents and a few other items that just might be useful.
For those who are new to the subject of in situ burning, the editor recommends the 13 minute video developed by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Alaska Clean Seas in Volume 1 under the Planning category. Also included is an in situ burning brochure. Other excellent reviews can be found under the Reviews Topic in Volume 2. The U. S. Coast Guard In-Situ Burn Operations Manual (Draft Final January 2003), in the Response section, is the latest comprehensive in situ document and was graciously provided by the Coast Guard in final draft to make the deadline for this collection.
The editor has attempted to accurately reproduce the information included in this collection but has made no attempt to validate the information. Since the material covers more the two decades and numerous authors there will likely be conflicting views amongst the different authors and between older and newer material. It is left to the user to determine which material is appropriate for a particular use. Due to space and copyright restrictions, this collection does not include all of the available information on in situ burning.
The material in this collection may not fully comply with recent requirements of Section 508-Rehabilitation Act of 1998 because most of the material was produced before the date on which the Act went into effect.
The load and playback performance of the material on the CD is related to the speed of CPU, CD drive, video processor, operating system and other items on the computer. The performance can be improved by copying the contents of the CDs to the computer's hard drive. The contents of each CD can be placed in a separate directory or both CDs can be copied to a single directory. In that case there are several files with the same name on each CD but only one copy is needed in the combined directory. When asked to copy a file that already exists, either a yes or no answer will work. The contents of the CDs can then be accessed by opening either index1.htm or index2.htm. A special index has been included on Volume 1 to access either volume when both are copied to the hard drive. You can create a shortcut on the desktop by right clicking on the desktop and selecting new/shortcut. Browse for the file ISBrecources.htm in the directory where you copied all of the CD files, select it, and follow the instructions to create a desktop shortcut. The icon can be changed to an ISB icon by right clicking on the existing icon, selecting properties, change icon, and browsing for ISBresource.ico.
The videos will playback with the default mpeg player. If you wish to use a different player, open the media player first, then browse for the video you wish to play. If video playback is not smooth, try copying the video to your hard drive and play the video from that location.
The views expressed in this collection are those of the individual authors or organizations and do not necessarily represent the view of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Minerals Management Service. The use of brand names in this collection does not represent an endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Minerals Management Service.
Alaska Clean Seas
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
American Petroleum Institute
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Emergencies Science Division, Environment Canada
Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program
Marine Spill Response Corporation
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. National Response Team
Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center
International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, Marine Spill Response Corporation Reports and API Publication 4684 reproduced courtesy of the American Petroleum Institute.
Many of the items in the collection are U.S. Government publications and may be freely reproduced. Other material in this collection is included with permission of the sponsoring organizations for noncommercial use in responding to oil spills. Further commercial use of this material may require an an agreement with those organizations.
The U. S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) is designated as the lead agency for in situ burn research in the Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan prepared under the authority of Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90). MMS distributes this collection without charge.
CD label and banner photograph from Emergencies Science Division, Environmental Technology Centre, Environment Canada, Newfoundland Offshore Burn Experiment (NOBE), August 12, 1993.
Comments, suggestions, or corrections should be sent to:
Joseph V. Mullin, Project Manager
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Interior
Joseph.Mullin@mms.gov
William D. Walton, Editor
National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
dwalton@nist.gov