Heavy oil: what do we know?
what do we still ignore?
which possible responses?
29 - 30 November 2006, Brest
From 29 - 30 November 2006, delegates from European countries gathered in Brest, France, to discuss the following topic : "Heavy oil: what do we know? what do we still ignore? which possible responses?" at a workshop held in the Community Framework for Cooperation on Accidental and Deliberate Marine Pollution.
The workshop was organised by Centre de Documentation de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les Pollutions Accidentelles des Eaux (Cedre).
The structure of the workshop as well as the content of each session have been defined in close co-operation with Marine Environment Technology group of SINTEF (Norway) and the MUMM (Management of the North Sea, Mathematical Model, from the Marine Ecosystem Management, Belgium).
Note: all information in the CD-ROM is based on individual knowledge of participants. It does not commit concerned Member States.
DAY ONE: Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Session 1 :
Introductory session
Introduction
M. François Xavier Merlin, Chairman (Cedre, France)
Classification and characteristics
M. Ronan Jezequel (Cedre, France)
HFO traffic and risks around UK
M. Alun Lewis (Alun Lewis Consultant, Royaume-Uni)
Russian exportations
M. Gennady Semanov (Head of Laboratory of Maritime Transport, Russia)
Tricolor case study
M. Ronny Schallier (MUMM, Belgium)
Synthesis on VHFO pollutions
M. Franck Laruelle (ITOPF, United Kingdom)
Session 2 : At sea short term behaviour of the different types of heavy fuel oil and consequence on possible response options
Introduction
M. Frank Haeseler, Chairman (IFP, France)
Behaviour and composition
Ms. Merete Moldestad (Sintef, Norway)
Behaviour and recovery
M. Peter Poulsen (Admiral Danish Fleet HQ - Maritime Environment Section, Denmark)
Prestige and Erika case studies
M. Vincent Gouriou (Cedre, France)
Moddeling
M. Mads Madsen (DHI, Denmark)
DAY TWO: Thursday, 30 November 2006
Session 3 : Toxicity of heavy fuel oils and their long term persistence and impact on shore; consequences on possible response optionsIntroduction
M. Ronny Schallier, Chairman (MUMM, Belgium)
HFO toxicity / experimentation
Ms. Anne Bado-Nilles (Université La Rochelle, France)
Toxicity & tainting
M. Franck Laruelle (ITOPF, United Kingdom)
Persistance & impact
M. Ronan Jezequel (Cedre, France)
Residual fuel oil spills on shoreline
M. Svein Ramstad (Sintef, Norway)
Session 4: conclusions
Introduction to workshop conclusions
M Alun Lewis, Chairman (A. Lewis Consultant, United Kingdom)
Session 1 conclusions
Mme Merete Moldestad (Sintef, Norway)
Session 2 conclusions
M. Julien Guyomarch (Cedre, France)
Session 3 conclusions
M. Francois Merlin (MUMM, Belgium)
Additional comments from the final discussion
All chairmen for the last round table
End of workshop
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update: 13/03/07