Course id: 49367

Oil Spill Case Study - Sea Empress

This VLU describes the impact of oil spilled off the Welsh coastline by the Sea Empress carrying 140,000 tonnes of North Sea crude oil.

Learning objectives

  • A case study of a major oil spill
  • Clean up techniques used and the impacts on the marine environment

Rating

Learning Time: 20 min

Difficulty: easy

Premises

  • An introduction to oil and clean up technologies

Continuative Learning Units

Keywords

Marine Environment, Sea Empress, Oil Spill

Authors

Sue Boyes, Prof. Michael Elliott

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MenuitemOil Pollution
Learning Unit
Page
Overview
PageSea Empress - Introduction
PagePrediction of spilled oil
PageClean up operation
PageEnvironmental impacts I
PageEnvironmental impacts II
PageSummary
PageAppendix
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