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It’s easy to get lost in the technical details of our work in Alaska. But there are so many interesting fun facts to be had that don’t necessarily show up in project documents. Take this one: Brice is performing a PFAS remedial investigation at the Former Haines Fuel Terminal which was once part of the Haines-Fairbanks pipeline in Alaska. During the Cold War, the terminal was used to transport jet fuel to Fort Greely, Eielson Air Force Base, and Ladd Army Airfield (now Fort Wainwright). The fuel terminal never experienced a fire and most of the PFAS contamination is in the administrative area. Thus, it seems that PFAS contamination may have been the result of periodic testing of the fire suppression systems. Now, here’s the fun fact! During the early days of creating fire suppression systems, ox blood was a key ingredient. When mixed with water, ox blood created a stable foaming agent that could be applied to put out fires—a practice once used at the Former Haines Fuel Terminal. Anecdotally, the ADEC regulator in Haines recalled that the Haines Fuel Terminal tank farm used ox blood. Because sometime after the facility was shut down in 1979, the Army gave the City of Haines the remaining drums of ox blood which were no longer viable due to coagulation. The ADEC regulator then helped to determine the proper disposal of the ox blood drums. Today, ox blood has been replaced by synthetic agents. #Proud2BeBrice #Alaska #ANC #smallbusiness #environmental #funfacts #PFAS

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Presting the new developments of our OilFlow2D model at the IOSC International Oil Spill Conference 2024 in. ew Orleans. #IOSC24 #Oilspillresponse #oilspills #oilpipelines

This is a very insightful 10-minute video on the threat to our national security and California’s economy caused by the Air Quality Management District’s heavy handedness. I strongly strongly encourage you to watch and share this video: https://lnkd.in/gU9W677X

In light of the Red Zea attacks, cleaner trades are experiencing a multi-year high as tanker owners change their cargoes. Want to find out more? Check out this article

We have published two new EMSA reports on the safety aspects of alternative fuels for shipping. One, on mapping safety risks for hydrogen-fuelled ships, can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/dHAQGjgy It has been developed as the first part of an overall EMSA study series investigating the safety of hydrogen as fuel on ships. The second report is on the safety of ammonia for use in ships and can be downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/diFeaiGg It is released as the first part of a broader planned work cycle on the safety aspects of ammonia as fuel on ships. Find out more about our study series on alternative fuels and sources of power https://lnkd.in/d6reeFUw

Carbon monoxide from improper generator use after storms kills more people than some hurricanes themselves. This is absolutely a valid use case of WEA. This well-written Wireless Emergency Alert sent by Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management includes all the components research shows is needed to compel protective action and used the FEMA IPAWS Message Design Dashboard to format the message. Well done 👏🏼 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏆 Learn to write messages like these with free training at bit.ly/Learn2Warn!

𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 ⛽🫙  Collecting fuel samples is a vital practice for effective fuel monitoring and control on your vessel.  Ensuring it's a straightforward process to obtain these samples is essential – which is why the Fuel Drip Bunker Sampler can help you! 🍶 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂:   ✅ Easy sampling  ✅ Economic testing  ✅ Simple and quick to install The Fuel Drip Bunker Sampler makes it possible for you to take a representative sample very easily and economically at the same time. Moreover, the sampler helps you follow the legal requirements of bunker fuel sampling because it is compliant with the IMO MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI 📜⚖️ Read more about the sampler here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvqnF_ph    How do you obtain fuel samples? #InsatechMarine #FuelMeasurement #Fuelsamples #Compliance #MadeEasy 

“Bunkering of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and shipping incidents.” Shipping is having quite a few incidents involving loss of power recently, with another cargo vessel out of New York City (APL Qingdao). It is too early to say if the cause was bad fuel. Having done a lot of work on the chemistry & properties of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (VLSFOs) for commercial shipping, the issue of fuel variability across the industry is worrying. Although a VLSFO maybe “in-spec” for ISO 8217:2017 I found high variability in chemical composition & incompatibility of different batches of bunker fuels. High levels of aliphatic compounds in some fuel oils are causing phase separation when mixed with other bunker fuels in fuel tanks & deposit formation from asphaltene precipitation in fuel lines & filters. When vessels lose fuel flow & engines lose power at critical stages of manoeuvring then accidents happen. More research work needs to be done on VLSFO bunker fuel compatibility issues. #VLSFO #bunkerfuels #shipping