petroleum
; water pollutant
; analysis
; chemical model
; chemistry
; environmental monitoring
; oil spill
; procedures
; sediment
; statistics and numerical data
; swimming
; water pollutant
; water pollution
; Bathing Beaches
; Environmental Monitoring
; Geologic Sediments
; Models, Chemical
; Petroleum
; Petroleum Pollution
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
; Water Pollution, Chemical
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
In oiled sandy beaches, unrecovered fuel can be buried up to several metres. This study proposes a theoretical approach to oil burial estimation along the intertidal area. First, our results revealed the existence of two main patterns in seasonal beach profile behaviour. Type A is characterized by intertidal slopes of time-constant steepness which advance/recede parallel to themselves in response to changing wave conditions. Type B is characterized by slopes of time-varying steepness which intersect at a given point in the intertidal area. This finding has a direct influence on the definition of oil depth. Type A pattern exhibits oil burial along the entire intertidal area following decreasing wave energy, while the type B pattern combines burial in high intertidal and exhumation in mid and/or low intertidal zones, depending on the position of the intersection point. These outcomes should be incorporated as key tools in future oil spill management programs. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
GEOMA.NET, Dpt. Geociencias Marinas, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Recommended Citation:
Bernabeu A.M.,Fern�ndez-Fern�ndez S.,Rey D.. A theoretical model to estimate the oil burial depth on sandy beaches: A new oil spill management tool[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,109(1)