Economic impacts of cancelled recreational trips to Northwest Florida after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Court, Christa D.; Hodges, Alan W.; Clouser, Rodney L.; Larkin, Sherry L.

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“…Oil pollution brings several consequences, not only environmental impact with contamination of the whole food chain, from phytoplankton to large mammals, but also economic and social impacts in the affected region (Perelo, 2010;Taleghani and Tyagi, 2017). Depending on the dimension of the oil spill, several human activities may be affected as fisheries and mariculture, tourism and recreational facilities, shipping and salt production (ITOPF, 2011;Court et al, 2017). Some of these accidents and their consequences have been vastly reported, such as Exxon Valddez, Alaska, in 1989 (Atlas and Hazen, 2011), Amoco Cadiz, France in 1978 (Ward et al, 1980) and Deepwater Horizon, United States in 2010 (Kimes et al, 2014;Lamendella et al, 2014).…”

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Metagenomic Insights Into the Mechanisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oil Supply Chain

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Petroleum is a very complex and diverse organic mixture. Its composition depends on reservoir location and in situ conditions and changes once crude oil is spilled into the environment, making the characteristics associated with every spill unique. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common components of the crude oil and constitute a group of persistent organic pollutants. Due to their highly hydrophobic, and their low solubility tend to accumulate in soil and sediment. The process by which oil is sourced and made available for use is referred to as the oil supply chain and involves three parts: (1) upstream, (2) midstream and (3) downstream activities. As consequence from oil supply chain activities, crude oils are subjected to biodeterioration, acidification and souring, and oil spills are frequently reported affecting not only the environment, but also the economy and human resources. Different bioremediation techniques based on microbial metabolism, such as natural attenuation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation are promising approaches to minimize the environmental impact of oil spills. The rate and efficiency of this process depend on multiple factors, like pH, oxygen content, temperature, availability and concentration of the pollutants and diversity and structure of the microbial community present in the affected (contaminated) area. Emerging approaches, such as (meta-)taxonomics and (meta-)genomics bring new insights into the molecular mechanisms of PAH microbial degradation at both single species and community levels in oil reservoirs and groundwater/seawater spills. We have scrutinized the microbiological aspects of biodegradation of PAHs naturally occurring in oil upstream activities (exploration and production), and crude oil and/or by-products spills in midstream (transport and storage) and downstream (refining and distribution) activities. This work addresses PAH biodegradation in different stages of oil supply chain affecting diverse environments (groundwater, seawater, oil reservoir) focusing on genes and pathways as well as key players involved in this process. In depth understanding of the biodegradation process will provide/improve knowledge for optimizing and monitoring bioremediation in oil spills cases and/or to impair the degradation in reservoirs avoiding deterioration of crude oil quality.

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Section: Pah Biodegradation In Midstream Activities: Consequences On mentioning

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Metagenomic Insights Into the Mechanisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oil Supply Chain

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“…Values from an environmental sensitivity index (ESI) are often used for such purposes (Carmona et al, 2012; Depellegrin and Pereira, 2016; Kankara et al, 2016). In addition, ESI data can be used in conjunction with social, cultural, and economic indicators of sensitivity (Court et al, 2017; Nelson et al, 2015; Nelson et al, 2018; Wirtz and Liu, 2006). As a final step, the components are combined for a final risk or impact value (Al Shami et al, 2017; Goodsir et al, 2019; Singkran, 2013; Yu et al, 2018).…”

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Oil spill modeling: Mapping the knowledge domain

Nelson

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2020

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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The year 2019 marks the anniversary of two major US offshore oil spills: the 50th anniversary of the Santa Barbara spill and the 30th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez. The consequences of these spills are profound, echoing throughout countless environmental, ecological and social systems. Each spill sparked a flurry of research focusing on the analysis and documentation of spill impacts and responses. The purpose of this progress report is to evaluate oil spill modeling research as a knowledge domain. Using bibliometric analysis techniques, we constructed a co-citation network for exploring key areas of research and seminal papers to highlight the evolution of oil spill research over the past 50 years. The paper concludes with recommendations for future work, detailing the importance of connecting the physical and social sciences for deepening our understanding of oil spills and their broader implications for communities and the environment.

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“…Estimates of economic loss to the entire region range from $8.7 billion [8] to upwards of $37 billion [9]. In Florida alone, recent estimates suggest that 4.1 million recreational trips were cancelled as a direct result of the spill, totaling an estimated loss of $2.04 billion [10]. Since the 2010 blowout of the Deepwater Horizon there have been a handful of disruptive accidents and events that have taken place in the GOM.…”

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“…This was exactly the case following the Deepwater Horizon. Although the majority of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon made landfall on the shorelines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama [31], Florida experienced significant economic losses from cancelled recreation trips due to the perception that the beaches and ocean in/around Florida were oiled [10].…”

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The Implications of Oil Exploration off the Gulf Coast of Florida

Nelson

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2018

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In the United States (U.S.), oil exploration and production remain critical economic engines for local, state, and federal economies. Recently, the U.S. Department of the Interior expressed interest in expanding offshore oil production by making available lease areas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. West Coast and East Coast, as well as offshore Alaska. With the promise of aiding in energy independence, these new lease areas could help solidify the U.S. as one of the world's largest oil-producing countries, while at the same time bolstering the local and regional energy job sectors. Of all the newly proposed lease areas, the Gulf Coast of Florida is particularly contentious. Opponents of drilling in the area cite the sensitive ecosystems and the local and state tourism economy that depends heavily on the numerous beaches lining Florida's coast. In this analysis, we use a data-driven spatial analytic approach combined with advanced oil spill modeling to determine the potential impact of oil exploration off of Florida's Gulf Coast given a loss-of-control event. It is determined that plume behavior varies drastically depending on the location of the spill but that overall impacts are comparable across all spill scenario sites, highlighting the necessity of contingency-type analyses. Implications for spill response are also discussed.

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Economic impacts of cancelled recreational trips to Northwest Florida after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Cited by 14 publications

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Metagenomic Insights Into the Mechanisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oil Supply Chain

Metagenomic Insights Into the Mechanisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oil Supply Chain

Oil spill modeling: Mapping the knowledge domain

The Implications of Oil Exploration off the Gulf Coast of Florida

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