Risk of large oil spills: A statistical analysis in the aftermath of deepwater horizon

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 13002-13008

  Eckle, Petrissa ^a   Burgherr, Peter ^a   Michaux, Edouard ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP; DEEPWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HISTORICAL DATA; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SEVERE ACCIDENT; TOPDOWN; TWO-COMPONENT;

ACCIDENTS; MARINE POLLUTION; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; OIL SPILLS; TANKERS (SHIPS);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXPLOSION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OIL PLATFORM; OIL SPILL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; GULF OF MEXICO; OIL FIELD; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SPILL; PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; MEXICO; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; RISK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84870518943     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3029523     Document Type: Article

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