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Mullin, Joseph V. "The Minerals Management Service Cutting-Edge Oil Spill Response Research." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1999, no. 1 (March 1, 1999): 1167–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1999-1-1167.
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ABSTRACT The Minerals Management Service (MMS), is the principal U.S. government agency funding offshore oil spill response research. The MMS, a bureau of the Department of the Interior, maintains a comprehensive Oil Spill Response Research program in support of oil spill prevention and response. Through funding provided by MMS, scientists and engineers from the public and private sectors worldwide are working to address outstanding gaps in information and technology concerning the cleanup of oil spills. Joint research projects with Environment Canada (EC) continue to focus on determining the physical and chemical properties of crude oil, the fate and behavior of spilled oil, remote sensing and mapping of oil slicks, chemical treating agents including dispersants, and innovative shoreline cleanup strategies. In joint projects with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), MMS continues to assess the capabilities of in situ burning as an oil spill response tool. Also discussed is OHMSETT, the national Oil Spill Response Test Facility. OHMSETT is the only facility in the world where government agencies, universities, and private companies can conduct full-scale oil spill response equipment testing, research, and training with oil under controlled conditions.
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Konnert, Timothy, and Wright Frank. "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Minerals Management Service." Oceanography 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2010): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.43.
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LaBelle, Robert. "Overview of US Minerals Management Service Activities in Deepwater Research." Marine Pollution Bulletin 43, no. 7-12 (July 2001): 256–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0025-326x(01)00056-x.
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Labelle, Robert P., and Elmer P. Danenberger. "Oil-spill research program of the US Minerals Management Service." Spill Science & Technology Bulletin 4, no. 2 (January 1997): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1353-2561(98)00006-1.
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Frank, Wright. "The Role of the Minerals Management Service in Offshore Renewable Energy Development." Oceanography 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2010): 60–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.45.
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Reed, Mark, and Erich Gundlach. "COASTAL INTERACTION PROCESSES IN THE MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE COASTAL ZONE OIL SPILL MODEL1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1989, no. 1 (February 1, 1989): 539–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1989-1-539.
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ABSTRACT A coastal zone oil spill model (COZOIL) was developed to predict the behavior and fate of oil along an arbitrarily varying coastline. This paper describes algorithms for explicit computation of processes controlling behavior of oil in the intertidal zone. Selected sensitivity studies of these algorithms are presented and discussed.
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Volkov, V., and L. Horoshkova. "PROBLEMS OF EXPORT-IMPORT OPERATIONS ACCOUNTING IN UKRAINE'S EXTRACTION FIELD." Visnyk of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geology, no. 4 (83) (2018): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2713.83.08.
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The article develops a systematic approach to the management of mining, using, export and import non-metallic minerals for construction considering the economic parameters of the development of the world market situation and the domestic market. The analysis showed that the classification of minerals used by the Public Service Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine, the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine and Statistics of foreign economic activity - codes UKTZED - do not coincide that complicates the study process using these official sources. According to the results of the conducted researches, the indicators of the dynamics of minerals production in their natural and costly dimensions have been found to be inadequate. An analysis of dynamics and geographic structure of export-import operations was also conducted with natural sand, pebbles, gravel and breakstone. The obtained results allowed us to conclude that the approach to formation of export minerals' flows is not rational, because it poses a threat to the financial state of the mining industry and the country. An analysis of the geographical structure of the export and import of natural sand, pebbles, gravel and breakstone allowed proposing the use of a systematic approach to rational extraction, the use of the country's mineral resources base, while taking into account export-import flows and the price conditions of the external and internal markets and taking into account the resource component of state security.
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Hasibuan, Monalisa, Anton Suprojo Hadiyanto, and Indra Agus Lukman. "KAJIAN POTENSI GALIAN MINERAL KAOLIN DI KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR PROVINSI RIAU." Selodang Mayang: Jurnal Ilmiah Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir 10, no. 1 (April 8, 2024): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.47521/selodangmayang.v10i1.349.
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Riau Province is rich in natural resources in the form of minerals, coal, oil, gas, and alternative energy sources. For natural resources to be utilized more optimally, careful planning is needed in their management. As is known, wealth in the mining and energy sectors is generally a non-renewable natural resource and therefore needs to be managed properly and correctly, so that it can provide benefits for development and prosperity to the community. The development of minerals, especially non-metallic minerals, needs to be packaged in an integrated systematic manner in the mineral resource management system as one of the basic capital to produce optimal added value to increase regional income in Indragiri Hilir Regency. This research aims to determine the potential distribution of Kaolin mineral minerals obtained from a survey conducted by the Riau Province Energy and Mineral Resources Service in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province. This research method is based on a study of secondary data obtained from the results of a survey carried out by the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2013. Literature search for journal articles that support this research and statutory regulations. The potential of kaolin minerals in Kab. Indragiri Hilir is located in Lubuk Besar Village, District. Keritang and Sencalang Village, District. Reteh. The total volume of hypothetical kaolin resources at the two locations is 1,100,000 m3.
Provinsi Riau kaya akan sumber daya alam berupa bahan galian mineral, batubara, minyak, gas dan sumber energi alternatif. Sumber daya alam agar dimanfaatkan lebih optimal, diperlukan perencanaan yang matang dalam pengelolaannya. Sebagaimana diketahui bahwa kekayaan di sektor pertambangan dan energi pada umumnya merupakan sumber daya alam yang tidak dapat diperbaharui, untuk itu perlu dikelola dengan baik dan benar, agar dapat memberikan manfaat bagi pembangunan dan kemakmuran kepada masyarakat. Pengembangan mineral, khususnya mineral non logam perlu dikemas secara sistemis terpadu dalam sistem manajemen sumber daya mineral sebagai salah satu modal dasar untuk menghasilkan nilai tambah secara optimal guna peningkatan pendapatan daerah Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui potensi sebaran galian mineral Kaolin yang diperoleh dari survey yang telah di lakukan Dinas Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Provinsi Riau di Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir Provinsi Riau. Metode penelitian ini berdasarkan kajian data sekunder yang diperoleh dari hasil survey yang dilaksanakan oleh Dinas Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral tahun 2013. Penelusuran literatur artikel jurnal yang mendukung penelitian ini dan peraturan perundang-undangan. Potensi mineral kaolin di Kab. Indragiri Hilir terdapat di Desa Lubuk Besar, Kec. Keritang dan Desa Sencalang, Kec. Reteh. Total volume sumberdaya hipotetik kaolin pada kedua lokasi tersebut yaitu 1.100.000 m3.
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Pinto, Monique Lustosa, Adriana Lustosa Pinto, and Lara Jansiski Motta. "SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IN DENTISTRY." International Journal of Professional Business Review 9, no. 3 (March 5, 2024): e04454. http://dx.doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2024.v9i3.4454.
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Purpose: Examine the social and economic functions of companies and their actions, mainly regarding the protection and use of natural resources, minerals and the disposal of contaminated materials.
Theoretical Framework: The government created regulations that thoroughly describe the management, classification and importance of implementing a Health Service Waste Management Plan in all health institutions.
Design/Methodology/Approach: It is an exploratory case study, which compared the disposal of Health Service Waste in two dental clinics.
Findings: The clinics' Health Service Waste Management Plan aims to minimize the production of waste, treat it and send it safely to its final destination, which prevents and controls occupational, public health and environmental risks environment.
Research, Practical & Social Implications: We suggest that knowledge of the standards and monitoring of their compliance, together with the education and training of professionals who deal directly or indirectly with Health Service Waste, to create awareness and change habits.
Originality/Value: Taking measures based on saving resources, preserving the environment, ethics and responsibility can guarantee a healthier future for future generations, where dental professionals learn about the correct management of waste and their participation in maintenance the environmental integrity of the planet.
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Nelvi, Afni, Hisni Rahmi, Riam Marlina Amsya, Ahmad Fadhly, Nofriadiman Nofriadiman, Elmawati Elmawati, Riko Ervil, and Nelsy Mariza Syahyuda. "Sosialisasi Potensi Dan Peluang Kerja Di Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota." NUSANTARA Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 3, no. 4 (September 26, 2023): 125–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.55606/nusantara.v3i4.1936.
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Based on data from the West Sumatra energy and mineral resources service, it is stated that Limapuluh Kota Regency has the potential for rocks (andesite, granite, limestone, marble) and metallic minerals (gold and lead). This huge natural potential requires good management so that it can develop and requires potential human resources as well. This is the background for socializing opportunities and potential job opportunities in Limapuluh Kota Regency. The socialization explains what potential mining resources exist in Limapuluh Kota Regency along with the job opportunities that exist in managing these resources. The target of this socialization is to open the minds of high school students in terms of the natural potential that their region has and to open up the students' insight in choosing the science they will study in college, so that as sons/daughters of the region they can contribute to the management and development of their region.
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Tan Phat, Nguyen, Pham Phuong Tam, Sơn Bup Pha, and Tran Huy Khoi. "FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION WITH LIBRARY SERVICE QUALITY AT HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT." International Journal of Business Management and Economic Review 05, no. 06 (2022): 81–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.35409/ijbmer.2022.3442.
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The main objective of the research problem is to determine the factors affecting student satisfaction with the quality of library services at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment. In order to achieve the research objectives, set out, the authors conducted a survey of 286 full-time students studying at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment of faculties such as Natural Resources Economics; Environment; Land Management; Geodesy, Maps & Gis; Hydrometeorology & Sea Islands; Water Resources; Geology & Minerals; Information system & remote sensing through prepared questionnaires. The results of testing the hypotheses of the research model have shown that there are 06 factors that have a linear relationship with student satisfaction with the quality of library services at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment is arranged in descending order including Tangible Vehicles; Ability to meet; Reliability; Empathy; Service Capacity and Digital Library. On the basis of the research results, the author proposes some managerial implications to continuously improve the level of student satisfaction with the quality of library services at the of Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment.
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Simecek-Beatty, Debra A., William J. Lehr, Walter R. Johnson, and James M. Price. "BARGE BUFFALO 292: OBSERVATIONS OF SATELLITE-TRACKED SURFACE DRIFTERS." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1997, no. 1 (April 1, 1997): 916–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-916.
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ABSTRACT As part of a joint program to use satellite-tracked drifters at accidental oil spills, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed three drifters supplied by the Minerals Management Service during the barge Buffalo 292 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The deployments complemented visual observations of the oil spill and provided data for calibrating the on-scene spill model. The data-rich environment of this particular spill response made it possible to calculate the vector correlation between the drifters and a hindcast of the oil movement and to estimate the wind-drift factors for the oil-tracking drifters.
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Dellagiarino, George. "U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) Prelease Geological and Geophysical (G & G) Data Acquisition: A 20-Year Retrospective, 1976-1996." Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 17, no. 2-3 (June 1999): 83–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/106411999273710.
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Adshirinpour, Hassan, Mohammad Mehdi Movahhedi, Hedieh Divsalar, and Shahla Sohrabi. "Physical Asset Management in Equipment-Oriented Industries Using the Equipment Life Cycle Management Approach." Tehnički glasnik 15, no. 3 (September 14, 2021): 323–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.31803/tg-20200929105902.
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Proper assets management and maintenance, especially equipment in the value chain of an organization, the failure of which leads to interruptions in the system and waiting in the production line, are very vital and of special importance in "equipment-oriented" organizations, including industries such as oil, gas, petrochemicals, steel, minerals, companies involved in the production and distribution of water, electricity, etc. Usually such organizations have a constant need to create an efficient and effective life cycle in order to achieve an efficient physical asset management system. The present study aimed to investigate the physical assets management in equipment-oriented industries with the equipment life cycle management (resource-based) view in oil and gas industries with a case study in an upstream oil industry company (namely North Drilling Company). For this purpose, first 15 criteria have been obtained based on literature review and research literature for evaluating the performance of physical asset management in oil and gas companies. Then, eight of the most important performance evaluation criteria were determined based on experts’ opinions and the fuzzy Delphi method, and in the next step, these criteria were weighted using the fuzzy SWARA method. According to the results, the most important criterion is the cost of maintenance and the least important is the cost of service-support. Finally, solutions are presented in the form of practical suggestions to improve the physical asset management system in this company.
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Hasan, Hamsidar, and Madania Madania. "Building an mandiri village of herbal medicine in an effort to improve the health of the Taula'a village Gorontalo District." Jurnal Sibermas (Sinergi Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) 11, no. 3 (June 18, 2022): 648–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.37905/sibermas.v11i3.12237.
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Herbal medicine is a medicine made from natural ingredients, either plants, animals, or minerals. Herbal medicines are widely used by the people of Indonesia to treat certain symptoms or diseases. Although this medicine is made from natural ingredients and has been used for a long time, it is necessary to know how to take safe herbal medicines to avoid side effects. This service aims to build the independence of the Taula'a Village community in terms of treatment using herbal medicines. Independent in terms of sources of herbal medicines, independent in terms of management, and independent in terms of their use. The methods used are lectures, education, and direct practice on how to cultivate medicinal plants in the yard, how to cultivate, and how to use herbal medicines. Evaluation of the success of community service based on increasing knowledge after education and being able to process herbal medicines with raw materials based on spices to improve health.
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Cooper, David, and Atle Nordvik. "PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT FOR SORBENT CONTAINMENT BOOMS." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 877. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-877.
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ABSTRACT The Emergencies Engineering Division (EED) of Environment Canada, the Marine Spill Response Corporation, the Canadian Coast Guard, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Minerals Management Service funded a project that resulted in the development of a new standard performance testing protocol for oil spill sorbents. As a continuation of this project, work is being performed to develop a protocol for testing sorbent booms in a containment configuration at the EED test tank facility in Ottawa. The protocol includes elements to test the behavior of sorbent booms using various currents, oil loading rates, and oil viscosities. The protocol will be proposed as a Canadian test standard and eventually as an international standard.
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Lehr, W., R. Overstreet, R. Jones, L. Eclipse, and D. Simecek-Beatty. "THE NEXT GENERATION IN OIL WEATHERING MODELING." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1997, no. 1 (April 1, 1997): 986–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-986.
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ABSTRACT Through a project jointly funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS), the Hazardous Material Response and Assessment Division of NOAA (NOAA/HAZMAT) has developed the next generation of the widely used oil weathering model, ADIOS. The algorithms for spreading, emulsification, dispersion, and evaporation have been modified to accommodate new research results. Also, the new version contains a source strength module that estimates leak rates from damaged vessels and new user inputs that allow decisions on the application of standard cleanup strategies such as skimming, burning, and chemical dispersion. Sensitivity analysis is used to identify the relative importance of input parameters and to estimate the reliability of model output results in terms of expected input uncertainty.
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Syahrial, Syahrial, Helmizar Helmizar, and Salma Nur Fitri. "Edukasi Gizi dan Pembinaan Kelompok Dasa Wisma dalam Pemanfaatan Pekarangan Berbasis Daun Kelor di Kecamatan Pauh Kamba, Padang Pariaman." Jurnal Warta Pengabdian Andalas 29, no. 4 (December 16, 2022): 394–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/jwa.29.4.394-406.2022.
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Nutritional status is an essential indicator of children's health status because it is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Good nutritional status in children will contribute to their health in recovering from illness. Malnutrition is a condition in children's weight for age (BB/U) that does not match their age. Moringa leaf (Moringa oleifera) is a functional food from the monogeneric Moringaceae family and contains several minerals. The purpose of this community service was to empower the Dasa Wisma group to utilise the community's yard by planting Moringa to improve the nutritional status of toddlers and reduce Stunting rates. This service was carried out from April to July 2022 at the Stunting locus, i.e. Pauh Kamba District, Padang Pariaman Regency. The activities included coaching the Dasa Wisma group regarding Stunting, how to overcome Stunting, processing Moringa leaves as a source of nutrition and family income, and evaluating Dasa Wisma group activities in processing Moringa leaves into food. The partnership program is expected to have sustained assistance from an expert to the community in the village.
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Kirin, Roman S., Petro M. Baranov, and Volodymyr L. Khomenko. "The State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine (Geonadra) as a legal subject exercising the right of geological control." Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology 29, no. 1 (April 9, 2020): 69–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/112007.
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The article analyzes the scientific and legislative provisions related to the legal status of the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine as a subject of geological control. The external and internal structural peculiarities and normative bases of exercising the control and supervisory functions of the State Geonadra are investigated. The external aspect is the subordination of the organization to the Ministry of the Environment, which determines the priority areas of work of the State Geonadra, approves its work plans and harmonizes the structure of the apparatus. The internal aspect is that it exercises its powers directly both through established territorial bodies (Department of State Geological Control, inter-regional territorial departments and through territorial inspectorates, which are within the sphere of management of the State Geonadra) created within the established order. The normative grounds for exercising control and supervisory functions by the State Geonadra at the present stage are analyzed: the law on state surveillance; government regulations; orders of the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environment and the State Geonadra; annual and monthly inspection plans; document forms and reporting forms. The authors propose a classification of subjects of geological control rights, which includes the following types: general, generic and direct (primary and secondary). The classification of scheduled and unscheduled inspections as measures of state supervision (control) was made according to the following criteria: patrimonial subject of control; the object of control over the use of mineral resources; the subject of the initiation and the reason for unscheduled inspections; the object of control over the destination of minerals; the object of control over the type of natural mineral substance. The beginning of the reform of the state supervision (control) system in the field of environmental protection is characterized. Its purpose is to create an effective state system for the prevention of environmental offences and for environmental monitoring, reduce the pressure on the business environment, encourage broad involvement of the public in the supervision (control), formation of a single integrated state body of environmental monitoring and control (D) – State Environmental Protection Service.
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Penland, Shea, Lynda Wayne, and Norm Froomer. "MMS GULF REGION GIS DATABASE FOR OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 851–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-851.
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ABSTRACT The Minerals Management Service (MMS) established the Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) at Louisiana State University as part of the Center for Coastal, Energy, and Environmental Resources to promote environmental research related to the oil, gas, and mining industries. One of the primary initiatives of CMI is to create an environmental information program to support government and industry oil spill contingency planning needs to fulfill the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and MMS compliance regulations. The MMS Gulf Region geographical information system (GIS) database will contain critical information about the location and character of environmental resources, infrastructure, and administrative boundaries that occur within the coastal region of the U.S. Northern Gulf of Mexico. Information needed to support the program will be collected from state and federal resource agencies, industry, and other data providers.
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Reed, Mark, Ben Hetland, Øistein Johansen, Boye Høverstad, Morten H. Emilsen, and Sharon Buffington. "Numerical Model for Estimation of Pipeline Oil Spill Volumes." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2003, no. 1 (April 1, 2003): 1073–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-1073.
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ABSTRACT The Minerals Management Service Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Estimation Model (POSVEM) is a computer-based methodology to estimate discharges from seafloor pipelines. The system is composed of a Release Module and a Near Field Module, linked together with necessary databases through a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The GUI allows the user to sketch a platform – pipeline layout, enter characteristic parameters, and run a quasi-3-phase flow model to estimate the volume of potential or actual leaks. Inputs to the model are parameters describing the configuration and characteristics of a pipeline system, the fluid it contains, and the leak or break from which the discharge occurs. Key outputs are the evolution of the release rate over time, the total mass of oil released, and the mean thickness of any eventual surface slick being formed. Test applications of the software are described.
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Meddiah, Munsaka, and Charito Wui. "EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA." Human Resource and Leadership Journal 7, no. 1 (May 27, 2022): 21–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/hrlj.877.
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The main aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of Performance Management System on Employee Performance in the Civil Service, specifically the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (MMMD) in Zambia. The research consists of four main parts: The effects of Performance Management System on Employee Performance; The effects of Performance Management System on Staff Development; The relationship between Staff Development and Employee Performance; and the mediating role of Staff Development on the effects of Performance Management System on Employee Performance. A quantitative approach was adopted in this study, with the population of interest consisting 250 employees who were randomly selected from six Departments under MMMD in Lusaka. The data was collected with the aid of structured questionnaires, and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and excel. The findings of the research study indicates that Performance Management System: improves employee performance, efficiency and attitude towards work; identifies employee individual strengths and weaknesses; helps in identifying training needs and employee competencies; and also helps align employee qualifications/skills to the job requirements (job specifications). The research concludes that, Performance Management System has effects on Employee Performance and Staff Development. It also concludes that the relationship that exists between Staff Development and Employee Performance is that Staff Development enhances Employee Performance, which in turn improves career progression of employees as they acquire new knowledge and skills of doing their job. Further, the study concludes that Staff Development plays a reconciling role between Performance Management System and Employee Performance. The role played include: assisting employees gain knowledge and understanding of the job requirements, to enable them achieve the set performance standards and goals; facilitates for effective monitoring of employee performance; and helps to bridges gaps between identified employee incompetence and performance requirements.
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Winters, Jeffrey. "All at Sea." Mechanical Engineering 131, no. 06 (June 1, 2009): 52–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2009-jun-6.
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This article explores oil production options in the American waters. Survey shows that there is significant oil production in the waters of the North Sea and the Bight of Bonny in Nigeria, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. However, the figure published for proved reserves is generally far lower than what geologists believe is available. Proved reserves are restricted to oil and gas that can be commercially recovered from known fields using existing methods under prevailing government regulations. The Minerals Management Service tries to estimate the amount of recoverable energy found in the wind, waves, and tides. The Department of the Interior report makes use of data from the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which has estimated the wind resource both on land and at sea, as well as other recent studies. The Department of the Interior's report suggests that the biggest offshore energy source is wind, not oil. It remains to be seen whether calls to exploit that resource will be catchy.
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Drucker, Barry S., William Waskes, and Mark R. Byrnes. "The U.S. Minerals Management Service Outer Continental Shelf Sand and Gravel Program: Environmental Studies to Assess the Potential Effects of Offshore Dredging Operations in Federal Waters." Journal of Coastal Research 201 (January 2004): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[1:tummso]2.0.co;2.
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Hansen, Donald J. "Observations of Habitat Use by Polar Bears, Ursus maritimus, in the Alaskan Beaufort, Chukchi, and Northern Bering Seas." Canadian Field-Naturalist 118, no. 3 (July 1, 2004): 395. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.12.
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A total of 1112 Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) at 482 sightings were recorded during aerial surveys in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and northern Bering Seas conducted primarily during September and October from 1979-1999. Of these bears, 784 were observed offshore at 400 sightings. The surveys were conducted by the Naval Ocean Systems Center and Minerals Management Service; they were designed to monitor the fall Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) migration. Over the 20-year period, 1,096,620 kilometers of surveys were flown. The majority of the offshore Polar Bears, 595 bears at 290 sightings, and most of the kill sites and polar bear tracks were recorded in 80-100% ice cover. The number of bears per kilometer increased substantially in >24% ice cover, with the highest number observed in 80-100% ice cover. This habitat use probably is related to the availability of seals, their primary prey. There were 328 bears (83 sightings) recorded on land, and most of them were associated with whale carcasses and bowhead whale subsistence harvest sites along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast.
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Thorman, Jan C., and Charles G. Groat. "Review of Analyses of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by the Policy Committee of the OCS Advisory Board1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1991, no. 1 (March 1, 1991): 285–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-285.
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ABSTRACT On May 23, 1990, the Policy Committee of the Outer Continental Shelf Advisory Board approved a report containing 24 recommendations. These recommendations are intended to help develop a credible national oil spill prevention and response program for both OCS and non-OCS spills in the marine environment. The committee concluded that such a program is needed to improve public confidence and foster the public support necessary for a viable OCS oil and gas program in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Eight essential elements of such a program were identified, and recommendations addressing these elements were presented in the report. This paper focuses on recommendations dealing with command of oil spill response and public involvement and education in oversight of oil spill prevention efforts, contingency planning, and spill response. A subcommittee of the Policy Committee is pursuing the implementation of the recommendations in the report, focusing on Minerals Management Service actions and the extent to which the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 addresses the committee's recommendations.
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McGrattan, Kevin B., William D. Walton, and David D. Evans. "SMOKE PLUMES FROM IN-SITU BURNING OF CRUDE OIL." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1997, no. 1 (April 1, 1997): 137–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-137.
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ABSTRACT Several regions in the United States have begun the process of obtaining preapproval to use in-situ burning as a remediation method for oil spills. The Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the sponsorship of the Minerals Management Service has conducted a research program to study various aspects of this problem. One result of this program has been the development of a numerical model to predict the downwind concentration of smoke particulate and other combustion products from a large oil fire. To assess the accuracy of this model, data from three sets of experimental burns have been compared to model simulations run under similar meteorological conditions. The tests are (1) the Newfoundland Offshore Burn Experiment (NOBE), August 1993; (2) the Alaska Clean Seas Burning of Emulsions, September 1994; and (3) the U.S. Coast Guard/NIST Meso-scale Burn Series, October 1994. The model compared favorably with the experiments, increasing the confidence in numerical modeling as a tool to develop guidelines on safe distances from in-situ burns.
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Nolan, Kathleen, William Schmidt, James Lane, and David Jensen. "OHMSETT TRAINS OIL SPILL RESPONDERS." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2001, no. 2 (March 1, 2001): 1021–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2001-2-1021.
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ABSTRACT The OHMSETT Test Facility, operated by the U.S. Minerals Management Service, is dedicated to testing full-scale oil spill response equipment, conducting research on innovative spill response technology, and conducting training sessions with oil. The facility's most recent contribution to increasing marine environmental protection is training public and private oil spill responders in the use of new and existing response technologies in a test tank under controlled conditions. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) recently has increased the number and the frequency of their courses at OHMSETT. Increased training options and satisfied students make OHMSETT a unique training opportunity for the oil spill response community. Training at OHMSETT allows students to increase their recovery proficiency while receiving real-world training recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the USCG. OHMSETT also is researching the idea of using the Sandy Hook Bay for actual field exercises. This would be an additional option for the oil spill responders' course taught by the National Spill Control School at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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Hutto, Warren T. (Tommy), and David Pertuz. "MEXUS GULF EXERCISE 2004*." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2005, no. 1 (May 1, 2005): 715–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2005-1-715.
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ABSTRACT The Agreement of Cooperation Between the United States of American and the United Mexican States Regarding Pollution of the Marine Environment by Discharges of Hydrocarbons and Other Hazardous Substances signed in February 2000 by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Secretaria de Marina-Armada de Mexico, established the beginning of a successful bilateral cooperation between both countries for the preparation and response to pollution incidents that could affect the coastal waters of both countries. The agreement calls for joint pollution response exercises to be conducted to exercise the bilateral coordination and joint response system. In May 2004, the Shell Exploration and Production Company acted as the Responsible Party in such a joint exercise, denominated MEXUS GULF 2004. The exercise was conducted in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico May 25–27, 2004. Building on a previously conducted exercise in 2002, the objectives of the 2004 exercise were to exercise and identify joint response procedures following a significant impact to the shared shorelines. Specifically, the four identified objectives included:Identify Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) Procedures in Mexico.Address transboundary movement Procedures of collected waste and contaminated equipment with emphasis on movement from Mexico to the U.S.Identify joint procedures for clean-up and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.Exercise Joint Command and Control Procedures including transboundary and field communications Shell Exploration and Production Company (SEPCo), working jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Mexican Secretaria de Marina—Armada de Mexico and with outstanding support from the National Ocaanographic and Atmospheric Administration, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Minerals Management Service and the Texas General Land Office designed and executed an outstanding exercise well lessons learned were captured and shared. This paper will cover the planning, logistical considerations, execution and lessons learned from the joint exercise as well as the successful use of the Incident Command System as an incident response management tool for bilateral cooperation.
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Rodgers, Mark, and Craig Olmsted. "Engineering and Regulatory Challenges Facing the Development of Commercially Viable Offshore Wind Projects." Marine Technology Society Journal 42, no. 2 (June 1, 2008): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4031/002533208786829142.
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Cape Wind is a proposal to locate America's first offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts to generate renewable energy. First proposed in 2001, Cape Wind has faced numerous engineering and regulatory challenges. Great care was taken in the site selection process to ensure a technically and economically viable project that would generate wind energy on a utility scale. The regulatory environment and permitting process for Cape Wind has always been extensive and comprehensive, comprised of federal, state and local agencies. As a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the lead federal permitting agency changed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to the Minerals Management Service (MMS), which resulted in a significant delay in the permitting schedule. Throughout the Environmental Impact Statement process with the ACOE and the MMS, numerous engineering and scientific studies have been performed on a wide host of environmental and economic issues. MMS issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in January, 2008. MMS officials have stated they expect to issue the Final Environmental Impact Statement in fall, 2008 and to issue a Record of Decision on Cape Wind thirty days later.
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Trudel, B. K., R. C. Belore, B. J. Jessiman, and S. L. Ross. "A MICROCOMPUTER-BASED SPILL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR UNTREATED AND CHEMICALLY DISPERSED OIL SPILLS IN THE U.S. GULF OF MEXICO." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1989, no. 1 (February 1, 1989): 533–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1989-1-533.
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ABSTRACT A microcomputer-based spill impact assessment system has been developed and applied to the problem of making oil spill impact predictions and real-time dispersant use decisions for the U. S. Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of Florida. The system predicts the effects of chemically-dispersed and untreated spills on 70 important resources, including oil-sensitive habitats (salt marsh, coral reef) ecologically and economically important species, and shorelines and property. Impact is estimated by means of a model that integrates the effects of such variables as spill conditions, oil properties, environmental conditions, oil toxicity, and resource vulnerability. When used for decision making on dispersant use, the system computes the risk to all or a selected group of resources for a given spill when the spill is treated with dispersants (assuming complete or partial dispersant effectiveness) and when the spill is left untreated. The system produces a tabular summary of quantitative risk estimates for each resource for each countermeasure strategy. To be effective in making real-time management decisions for spills, the system completes its analysis quickly (in less than one hour for any given spill), is “user-friendly,” and yields detailed information on resource-specific impact calculations that are essential for real-time verification of predicted spill effects. The system has been developed in cooperation with environmental regulation and resource management agencies in the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and with federal government agencies (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Minerals Management Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard), and has been funded by the Marine Industry Group.
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Smith, Nelline K., and Anibal Diaz. "IN-PLACE BURNING OF PRUDHOE BAY OIL IN BROKEN ICE1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1985, no. 1 (February 1, 1985): 405–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1985-1-405.
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ABSTRACT Small-scale and large-scale experiments were performed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) facility to explore the range of conditions in which oil slicks of Prudhoe Bay crude can be burned in broken ice and to determine the efficiencies of such burns. In laboratory experiments, the minimum slick thickness supporting combustion was found to be 2.5 mm on brackish water at temperatures from 2° to 6.5° C. Minimum slick thickness to support combustion on brackish water at temperatures from 18° to 22° C was found to be 2 mm. The wicking agent was found to vary in effectiveness as a burn-enhancing agent. Decreases in burn efficiencies and burn rates were observed with decreasing water temperatures. Four burn tests were performed in the OHMSETT tank with varying ice cover, volume of oil, and wave conditions. The brackish tank water ranged from 3.8° to 7.7° C during testing. One test was performed using lightly weathered (topped) Prudhoe Bay crude oil. Burn effectiveness ranged from 85 to 95 percent by mass. Flame spread rates ranged from 1.3 to 2.4 m/min based on discrete measurements. The slicks were ignited along the downwind edge, and in all tests the flame was not significantly inhibited by the ice from spreading throughout the test area. This program was sponsored by the OHMSETT Interagency Technical Committee (OITC), which includes the U.S. Minerals Management Service, U. S. Coast Guard, Canadian Environmental Protection Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Navy.
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Nordvik, Atle, Paul Hankins, Ken Bitting, Larry Hannon, and Robert Urban. "FULL SCALE OIL CONTAINMENT BOOM TESTING AT SEA." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 31–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-31.
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ABSTRACT In May 1994 the Marine Spill Response Corporation, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Minerals Management Service conducted a joint test of oil containment booms in Lower New York Bay and in the Atlantic Ocean east of Sandy Hook New Jersey. These tests allowed the collection of quantitative data on boom performance, including tow forces, skirt draft, and boom freeboard, as a function of tow speed and environmental forces due to currents, wind, and waves. Four booms were chosen for testing based on their different physical characteristics: The 3M Fire Boom, the Barrier Boom, the USCG/Oil Stop inflatable boom, and the U.S. Navy USS-42 boom. Use of these booms allowed data acquisition over a range of buoyancy to weight ratios from 5:1 up to 52:1, nominal skirt drafts from 61 cm up to 150 cm, and freeboards from 37 cm up to 119 cm. The data collected allows a comparison between methods for calculating boom loads and measured loads. Existing calculation methods predict towing loads below the mean loads experienced by a boom when used at sea. Further research will be required to develop an encompassing dimensionless empirical formula, based on hydrodynamic theory and the dynamics of vessel motions, to more closely predict oil containment boom tow loads.
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Ross, Sy, Ian Buist, Steve Potter, Randy Belore, and Alun Lewis. "Dispersant Testing at Ohmsett: Feasibility Study and Preliminary Testing." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2001, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 461–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2001-1-461.
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ABSTRACT The Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of the Interior, operates a wave tank facility in Leonardo, New Jersey known as OHMSETT (Oil and Hazardous Material Simulated Environmental Test Tank), which is used primarily for testing oil spill booms and skimmers. This paper summarizes two studies undertaken to examine the feasibility of testing dispersants at the facility as well. The first study included: (1) interfacial tension laboratory tests, (2) turbidity tests, (3) laboratory tests to evaluate filtering materials for removing dispersant and chemically dispersed oil, and (4) full-scale evaluation testing at OHMSETT. The results indicated that dispersant testing at OHMSETT could be done with good success if the testing program were carefully designed and implemented. It was determined that a number of dispersant tests could be conducted over several days, after which the tank water would have to thoroughly cleaned to remove dispersed oil (with a cellulose-based filter) and dispersant (with an activated carbon system). Following the feasibility study, the project moved to the second study, namely the design and validation of an experimental protocol for dispersant effectiveness testing at the facility. Full-scale tank work was conducted in April 2000. Preliminary results, provided in this paper, indicate that OHMSETT is an attractive facility for determining dispersant effectiveness.
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Trudel, B. K., R. C. Belore, A. Guarino, A. Lewis, and J. Mullin. "DETERMINING THE VISCOSITY LIMITS FOR EFFECTIVE CHEMICAL DISPERSION: RELATING OHMSETT RESULTS TO THOSE FROM TESTS AT-SEA." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2005, no. 1 (May 1, 2005): 71–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2005-1-71.
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ABSTRACT This study compared dispersant performance at the U.S. Minerals Management Service facility, Ohmsett, with dispersant performance at sea. In 2003, at-sea dispersant tests were conducted in the United Kingdom with Intermediate Fuel Oils (IFO) of differing viscosities aimed at determining the viscosity of oil that limits chemical dispersion. These tests were repeated at Ohmsett using identical combinations of oils, dispersants and DORs. The at-sea tests showed that the oil viscosity limit for dispersion at relatively low wave energies (winds = 7 to 14 knots) lay in the range between the viscosities of IFO 180 (viscosity = 2075 cP at 16°C) and IFO 380 (viscosity = 7100 cP at 16°C). Tests at Ohmsett at a wave paddle frequency of 33.3 cpm were consistent with this finding. These tests also suggested that “limiting viscosity” is not a single value, but is a variable that is influenced by wave energy and dispersant type. Results also showed that Ohmsett tests at a wave paddle frequency of 33.3 cycles per minute (cpm) produced levels of effectiveness somewhat higher than at sea while tests 30 cpm waves produced results that were lower than at sea. Tests in 33.3-cpm waves showed effects of dispersant type on dispersant performance that were consistent with those observed at sea.
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Smith, Nelline K., and Anibal Diaz. "IN-PLACE BURNING OF CRUDE OILS IN BROKEN ICE1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1987, no. 1 (April 1, 1987): 383–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1987-1-383.
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ABSTRACT In March 1986, in-place oil-burning tests were conducted at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) facility in Leonardo, New Jersey. These tests culminated a three-year effort to explore the range of conditions under which in-place burning of oil is possible in broken-ice conditions. Four tests were conducted in the OHMSETT test tank in a 42 m2 area, and 19 follow-on tests were conducted in a 1 m2 pan. The tank tests used Hibernia A and Prudhoe Bay crude oils. The oil was burned in an area having 60% to 75% ice cover. In tests with Hibernia A, both neat and aerated to raise the flash point to 14° C, a total of 65% to 75% of the oil was removed by burning. The neat Prudhoe Bay crude was aerated to a flash point of 46° C and only allowed removal of 18% of the oil. An emulsion of 9% Sandy Hook Bay water and 91% Hibernia crude burned, removing 55% of the emulsion. The pan tests used four crude oils in neat, aerated, and emulsified conditions. These included Prudhoe Bay, Hibernia A, Hibernia B, and Hibernia C crude oils. The pan tests confirmed trends observed in the tank tests: the removal efficiency of burning decreases by the presence of water in the oil and as the flash point of the oil increases. This phenomenon may be attributed to changes in chemical composition and loss of more volatile (flammable) components of the oil. These tests were sponsored by the OHMSETT Interagency Technical Committee, which includes representatives from the U.S. Minerals Management Service, Canadian Environmental Protection Service, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Ideh, Abel Oghenevwoke, Ndu Marvis Okolo, and Emeka Steve Emengini. "Non-Oil Sector and Economic Growth in Nigeria: The National Accounts Perspective." European Journal of Sustainable Development 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2021): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2021.v10n1p185.
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This study examines the impact of expansion in non-oil sector on sustainable economic growth of Nigeria economy. The study sourced data from the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin covering the periods of 2000 – 2019. An economic growth model was formulated using the study variables and the model was estimated using vector auto-regression (VAR) techniques, other diagnostic tests such as Roots of Characteristic Polynomial for VAR model stability, Augmented Dickey-Fuller test for time series stationarity, and granger causality tests were conducted to ensure the reliability of the model estimates. The analysis revealed that the estimated model is stable while the VAR and variance decomposition results shows that real gross domestic product is strongly endogenous in the short run but weakly endogenous in the long run. Further findings suggest that in the long run non-oil sector is strongly endogenous to real gross domestic product (92% contribution). The study, therefore, recommends diversification of the Nigerian economy by focusing more attention on agriculture, solid minerals, and service sectors as they tend to influence economic growth in the long run. More so, improved frameworks of accounting in areas of non-oil revenues are desirable for the accountancy profession.
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Evans, D. D., G. W. Mulholland, J. R. Lawson, E. J. Tennyson, M. F. Fingas, P. A. Tebeau, and J. R. Gould. "Burning of Oil Spills." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1991, no. 1 (March 1, 1991): 677–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-677.
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ABSTRACT The Center for Fire Research (CFR) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting research related to safety in offshore drilling and oil spill pollution under joint funding from Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Coast Guard, and the American Petroleum Institute. Technical assistance in measurement has been donated by Environment Canada. This research has focused on examining the phenomena associated with crude oil combustion and the impact of using burning as a spill response method. The process of burning crude oil on water as a means to mitigate oil spills has been investigated with a research effort combining both small-scale experiments and calculations. As a result of these studies, there has been increased understanding of the burning process, including burning rate, heat radiation, smoke emission, smoke composition, and smoke dispersion in the atmosphere. A key to gaining acceptance of burning as a spill response technique is the demonstration that favorable results obtained at laboratory scale can be shown to continue in test burns representing the size of fires expected in actual operations. Field-scale burn tests are being planned and coordinated jointly by MMS, API, USCG, and Environment Canada to document the use of burning technology under conditions simulating actual oil spill cleanup operations. The purpose of this project is to measure the effects of oil spill burning in laboratory and field tests.
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Tennyson, Edward J. "RESULTS FROM OIL SPILL RESPONSE RESEARCH—AN UPDATE." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1993, no. 1 (March 1, 1993): 541–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1993-1-541.
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ABSTRACT Recent large oil spills from tankers have reaffirmed the need for continuing technology assessment and research to improve oil spill response capabilities. This paper discusses Minerals Management Service concerns, as reinforced by the acceleration of its research program in 1990. It briefly assesses current state-of-the-art technology for major aspects of spill response, including remote sensing, open-ocean containment and recovery, in-situ burning, use of chemical treating agents, beachline cleanup, and oil behavior. Specific research projects have begun to yield information that will improve detection and at-sea equipment performance; current projects, include the development of an airborne laser-fluorosensor to determine whether apparent slicks contain oil. Additional projects involve the development of improved strategies for responding to oil in broken-ice conditions, for gaining an improved understanding of the fate and behavior of spilled oil as it affects response strategies, and for defining the capabilities of available dispersants and development of improved formulations. Recently progress has been made on the development of safe and environmentally acceptable strategies to burn spilled oil in situ. The Ohmsett facility has been reopened and will be used to test prospective improvements in chemical treating agents and to develop standard procedures for testing and evaluating response equipment. Results of research published since the last Oil Spill Conference are discussed.
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LaBelle, Robert P., and Charles M. Marshall. "APPLICATION OF OIL SPILL SIMULATIONS TO TANKER ROUTING OFF THE U.S. COAST." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 265–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-265.
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ABSTRACT Enactment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 has resulted in increased efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard to identify and evaluate existing tanker routing schemes that may pose a threat to sensitive marine resources. The Minerals Management Service is assisting in these efforts through stochastic applications of its oil spill trajectory models. Restricting tanker routes or establishing tanker-free zones would constrain the potential sites of future tanker spills. This restriction would maximize the available response time for containment, recovery, or natural dispersion of tanker spills. Two analyses are described. In the first analysis, multiple trajectories were simulated from tanker routes off the U.S. west coast. (Similar analyses are planned for the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico.) Contacts with environmental resources, which were assigned sensitivity index values, were plotted as seasonal oil spill contact risk contours. The contours were used to define alternative boundaries of potential tanker-free zones. These alternative boundaries, in turn, may provide specified levels of protection for sensitive marine areas. The second application of oil spill simulations is in the Gulf of Mexico, where the U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating the potential impact of establishing tanker lightering zones. These lightering zones would concentrate traffic in certain areas where large vessels would offload petroleum cargo into smaller tankers for transport ashore. Results of the oil spill trajectory model characterize the risks from these zones.
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Anjaneyulu, M., Pandala Devika Gaud, Sabbineni Keerthika, Reva Merugu, Muntather Almusawi, Asha V, H. Pal Thethi, and Praveen. "Sustainable practices for plant nutrient control using IoT." E3S Web of Conferences 507 (2024): 01039. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202450701039.
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Fertilizers play a key role in promoting healthy plant growth and increasing crop yields. However, excessive use of fertilizers often leads to several negative environmental impacts, including soil pollution, nutrient runoff into water bodies and reduction of long-term soil fertility. An abrupt ban on the use of fertilizers would be infeasible hence, sustainable practices play a huge role towards the management of crop health and productivity. To address the challenge, the mentioned proposal introduces an IoT-based Plant Nutrient Control System designed to work towards soil conservation. The proposal revolves around the usage of NPK (Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K)) sensors for providing real-time data on soil nutrient concentrations. The data collected from the NPK sensors is transmitted to a cloud service (Google Firebase) for storage purposes. The system analyzes the data based on which it checks off the necessity of the required minerals for healthy plant growth. It then provides recommendations to the farmers regarding the minimal amount of fertilizer content that will be necessary for the same. Also, the system continuously monitors the moisture and temperature of the soil. In case of a need for watering, the system sends an alert to the farmer. Therefore it has a userfriendly interface, which is developed using Kodular API, ensuring that data is accessible to farmers through minimal complexity.
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Rylnikova, M. V., A. V. Vlasov, and D. N. Radchenko. "Changing the approach to designing mining engineering systems for surface mining based on enhanced principles of rock mass quality management." Mining Industry Journal (Gornay Promishlennost), no. 1/2024 (March 15, 2024): 78–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2024-1-78-85.
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The main effect in transition of deep open pits to the In Pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) system of rock mass transportation is achieved through cutting the costs of rock mass hauling. Independence of the transportation system throughput from the haulage distance makes it possible to increase the boundary stripping ratio and extend the service life of the open pit. Transition from the cyclic to the In Pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) system of rock mass hauling still leaves insufficiently studied the issues related to assessment of the minimum commercial and cut-off grades of valuable components and contaminants in ores, the permissible thickness of the ore bodies when justifying the feasibility study of conditions, as well as management of the rock mass flow quality, optimization of the rock mass reduction ratio at the stage of its preparation for conveyor hauling from the open pit to the ore stockpiles and, further, to the ore hoppers of the processing plants, and many other challenges. The paper systematizes the results of other research by the authors as well as other data and it shows that the placing the crushing equipment and the belt conveyors within the boundaries of the open pit offers additional opportunities to manage the quality of rock mass flows, i.e. the ore mass and the overburden due to variations in the logistic and hauling schemes of the open pit due to transition to the In Pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) system. The above approaches to implementation of the rock mass haulage system in open pits remove the boundaries between mining and processing of minerals, expand the possibilities of targeted formation of technogenic deposits, and potentially expand the range of marketable products of the mining company. In fact, the mining and processing facility is considered as a unified technological process of the complete production cycle carried out in a single technological environment. Implementation of the proposed technological schemes will require changes in the regulatory and legal framework.
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Abbott, Lynette K., and David A. C. Manning. "Soil Health and Related Ecosystem Services in Organic Agriculture." Sustainable Agriculture Research 4, no. 3 (June 19, 2015): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v4n3p116.
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<p>Soil health is dependent upon complex bio-physical and bio-chemical processes which interact in space and time. Microrganisms and fauna in soil comprise highly diverse and dynamic communities that contribute, over either short or long time frames, to the transformation of geological minerals and release of essential nutrients for plant growth. Certified organic soil management practices generally restrict the use of chemically-processed highly soluble plant nutrients, leading to dependence on nutrient sources that require microbial transformation of poorly soluble geological minerals. Consequently, slow release of nutrients controls their rate of uptake by plants and associated plant physiological processes. Microbial and faunal interactions influence soil structure at various scales, within and between crystalline mineral grains, creating complex soil pore networks that further influence soil function, including the nutrient release and uptake by roots. The incorporation of organic matter into soil, as either manure or compost in organic farming systems is controlled to avoid excessive release of soluble nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, while simultaneously contributing an essential source of carbon for growth and activity of soil organisms. The interdependence of many soil physical and chemical processes contributing to soil health is strongly linked to activities of the organisms living in soil as well as to root structure and function. Capitalizing on these contributions to soil health cannot be achieved without holistic, multiscale approaches to nutrient management, an understanding of interactions between carbon pools, mineral complexes and soil mineralogy, and detailed examination of farm nutrient budgets.</p>
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Cooper, David, and Ingvil Gausemel. "OIL SPILL SORBENTS: TESTING PROTOCOL AND CERTIFICATION LISTING PROGRAM." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1993, no. 1 (March 1, 1993): 549–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1993-1-549.
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ABSTRACT Environment Canada's Emergencies Engineering Division is spearheading a program in conjunction with the Canadian General Standards Board that would see the development of a certification and listing program in addition to a national standard for the testing of sorbent materials. Funding for this program is provided by Environment Canada (EC), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS). The test methods are based upon those defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials and previous test methods developed by Environment Canada for our series of reports entitled Selection Criteria and Laboratory Evaluation of Oil Spill Sorbents. This series, which was started in 1975, encompasses a number of commercially available oil spill sorbents tested with different petroleum products and hydrocarbon solvents. The testing program will categorize the sorbents according to their operating characteristics. The main categories are oil spills on water, oil spills on land, and industrial use. The characteristics we will be evaluating with the new test protocols include initial and maximum sorption capacities, water pickup, buoyancy, reuse potential, retention profile, disintegration (material integrity), and ease of application and retrieval. In the near future we plan to incorporate changes to the test that would involve increasing our list of test liquids to encompass spills in an industrial setting, in addition to testing sorbent booms and addressing the disposal problem.
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Kurgan, W. Michael, and Karen Laney. "LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSE EXERCISE PROGRAM1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 543–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-543.
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ABSTRACT The National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) was developed to meet the intent of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). PREP is a unified federal effort and incorporates the exercise requirements of the Coast Guard; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Office of Pipeline Safety; and the Minerals Management Service. (MMS). Each year 20 PREP area exercises are held: six led by the federal government and 14 led by the industry. Five of the six government-led exercises are conducted in coastal areas where the Coast Guard is designated as the federal on-scene coordinator (FOSC). One is held in an inland region where the EPA is the FOSC. Each government-led pollution simulation typically involves more than 40 agencies and more than 400 participants. The PREP simulations focus on a geographical community response to a pollution incident with a unified command structure. The unified command is supported by the four basic elements of an incident command system: planning, operations, logistics, and finance. Area PREP exercises create realistic situations focusing on specific objectives. Emphasis is placed on the realism and decision-making process throughout the entire 30 weeks it takes to prepare an exercise. The National Strike Force Coordination Center collects data from critiques and other aspects of the exercise to help create and develop a standard for exercise evaluation. Data collected and lessons learned at each exercise are disseminated throughout the oil spill industry.
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Abdul-AmeerNsiaf, Ashwaq. "ASTUDYON THERECORDOF EVALUATINGTHE SUPPLIERSACCORDING TO THE CONCEPT OF QUALITY AND BENEFITING FROM IT IN PRACTICE IN AL-FURAT STATE COMPANY AND FINDING POSSIBLE PROPOSALS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT." iraqi journal of market research and consumer protection 12, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 81–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.28936/jmracpc12.2.2020.(8).
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Success in selecting the best among the sources of supply is one of the most important factors in the efficiency of the procurement activity in the company, because the proper selection of the source of the supply significantly affect the achievement of what is desired by the factors of quality, quantity, price and service, and the ability of the competent supplier to meet everything associated with this Factors of commitments, hereby supporting the procurement function's efforts to fully discharge its responsibilities, and in view of adopting of Al-Furat company quality management system by applying the standards of ISO (9001: 2015) and purpose of getting the on-demand benefits from the application of international standards regarding record of evaluating the suppliers Therefore the research addresses to studying the reality of the suppliers' record in evaluation accordance with the quality concept in Al-Furat Sate Company for Chemical and Pesticide Industries,proposals for its development through evaluating the suppliers on realistic and logical basis and activating it in practice and a proposal to generalize the evaluation of Contractors suppliers to the public companies affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals and other bodies through coordination with the Ministry of Planning and to provide a public database officially approved on the official sites of the above authorities, allowing any entity to benefit from the evaluation of suppliers by withdrawing an evaluation form and utilize the software available to prepare the database for the Supplier Valuation Register.
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Buist, Ian, Steve Potter, Joe Mullin, Jim Lane, Dave Devitis, Bill Schmidt, Joe Stahovec, Bob Urban, and Craig Moffatt. "Fire Resistant Booms Tested in Flames at Ohmsett." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2003, no. 1 (April 1, 2003): 1297–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-1297.
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ABSTRACT An enhanced propane underwater bubbler system designed to allow the testing of fire-resistant booms in flames was installed at Ohmsett in the fall of 1998 by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the US Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV). The test is based on a screening protocol for testing fire resistant booms in waves and flames developed for MMS and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The cornerstone of the test is an underwater bubbler system to create air-enhanced propane flames that produce an average total heat flux to the surface of a candidate containment system in the range of 110 to 130 kW/m2 and flame temperatures near the containment device on the order of 900°C. The candidate boom is stretched over the center of the bubbler, parallel to the long dimensions of the test tank, and tensioned to realistic towing forces. The fire exposure portion of the test involves three cycles of one hour of exposure to air-enhanced propane flames in waves, followed by a one-hour cool-down period in waves alone, and conforms to ASTM F 2152-01. Since the air-enhanced propane system was developed, 11 fire resistant boom systems have been tested. These include: three refractory fabric booms, one stainless steel boom, three water-cooled blanket prototypes, three reflective/insulating blanket prototypes, and one water-cooled boom. This paper summarizes the test methods used and the results.
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Belore, Randy, Alun Lewis, Alan Guarino, and Joe Mullin. "DISPERSANT EFFECTIVENESS TESTING ON VISCOUS, U.S. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF CRUDE OILS AND WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS AT OHMSETT." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2008, no. 1 (May 1, 2008): 823–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2008-1-823.
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ABSTRACT Two separate projects were funded by the US Minerals Management Service to study the dispersibility of viscous crude oils and water-in-oil emulsions. The objective of the first study was to determine the viscosity limit for the effectiveness of chemical dispersants applied to viscous US Outer Continental Shelf crude oils of varied origin. The objective of the second study was to determine the effectiveness of chemical dispersants when applied to water-in-oil emulsions and to determine if similar viscosity limits exist for successful dispersion of emulsions as for non-emulsified crude oils. In both programs, preliminary tests were completed in the small-scale wave tank at SL Ross. Full-scale tests were completed at The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility (Ohmsett) in Leonardo, New Jersey in April 2005 (viscous oils) and December 2005 (emulsions). In the emulsion dispersion program, tests were conducted with both Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 dispersants. Only Corexit 9500 was used in the viscous oil dispersion testing. In the viscous oil test program, the effectiveness of the dispersant was influenced by both oil type (viscosity) and to a lesser extent by DOR. In general, the oils with viscosities lower than 6,500 cP were dispersible to a significant degree, whereas the oils with viscosities of 33,000 cP and greater were not. Oils between 6,500 and 33,000 cP were not available for testing to identify dispersant effectiveness between these two viscosities.
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Lv, Peng. "Development of a Foreign Geological Literature Integration Service System." Applied Mechanics and Materials 696 (November 2014): 177–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.696.177.
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Mineral resources development overseas needs foreign geological literature, this paper carried out a research on the construction of a foreign geological literature integration service system, and discuss the system framework, functional analysis, system implementation in detail. The target of foreign geological literature integration service system is to establish a database and carry out information services through the collection and collation of foreign geological literature information and foreign hot topic in the field of geology and mineral information. The system utilizes database technology, geographic information systems technology, data mining techniques and other network information technology, to achieve the integration of resources, professional services and management of geological library.
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Owens, Edward H., and Jacqueline Michel. "Planning for Shoreline Response to Spills in Arctic Environments." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2003, no. 1 (April 1, 2003): 591–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-591.
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ABSTRACT The Arctic coasts present three unique shoreline types that are common in North America and Eurasia, but that are not found in lower latitudes or in the southern hemisphere: tundra cliffs, peat shorelines, and inundated low-land tundra. Tundra cliffs range in character from ice-rich exposures that are dominated by rapid thermo-erosional processes to high (10–15 meters) sediment-rich cliffs that may be eroded by slumping or basal sapping. One product of this rapid erosion of the tundra is to produce large volumes of peat and in many sections these form the dominant shore-zone material. In low-lying areas the flooding of the tundra has produced extremely complex shoreline configurations characterized by the elevated rims of patterned ground. These unique arctic shore types present different sets of challenges for shoreline cleanup and treatment and have been included in the U.S. marine oil spill response guide published in 2001 by API, NOAA, USCG, and USEPA and several specialized Arctic response manuals published recently by Environment Canada. A low-altitude aerial videotape survey in 2001 produced continuous images of the mainland and barrier island coasts of the Alaskan Beaufort and Chukchi Sea coasts from the Canadian border to Point Hope, used to map the shore types as part of a mapping project for the Minerals Management Service. The mapping revealed that the three arctic shoreline types are present on more than half (54 per cent) of the coast between the Canadian border and Point Hope.