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DR. EDWARD OWENS
Principal

     Dr. Ed Owens is a geologist with over 30 years experience world-wide and has been involved with oil spill response and research since 1970. Educated in the UK, Canada, and the US, he began his career with the Canadian Federal government at the Canadian Hydrographic Service. During this period he was seconded to the "Arrow" oil spill in 1970 in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia. After working for the Geological Survey of Canada at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography he joined the research faculty of the Coastal Studies Institute at Louisiana State University.

     Since 1979 Dr. Owens has been a full-time consultant and is a recognized world authority on shoreline protection and treatment. He has participated in spill response operations in North America, South America, the Middle East, Australia, the 1991 Kuwait "Desert Storm" spills and the 1994 Komi pipeline spills in Russia. He was the Technical Advisor to Exxon's Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team on the "Exxon Valdez" spill in Alaska from 1989 to 1993 and recently developed frontier response strategies for Exxon's operations on Sakhalin Island and for Arco in the Colville River Delta area of the Alaskan North Slope.

     Dr. Owens has conducted missions as a United Nations Expert Consultant for the International Maritime Organization on projects in the Caribbean, South America, and Africa and was a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science Oil Spill R&D Committee. Dr. Owens' "Shorelines and Oil Spill Response" training course has been presented more than 100 times on five continents and he has published more than 150 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He is a Professional Geologist and a Certified Environmental Professional in the US.

EDUCATION
  University of South Carolina: Ph.D., Geology, 1975
  McMaster University: M.Sc., Physical Geography, 1969
  University College of Wales, Aberystwyth: B.Sc. (Honours), Physical Geography, 1967

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
  Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., Principal, 1998–present
  The Spill Management & Response Training Institute, Co-Director, 1995–present.
  Owens Coastal Consultants Ltd., President, 1993–1998
  Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Principal Professional, 1987–1993
  Geoscience Services Ltd, Managing Director, 1986–1987
  Oceaneering Geoscience, VP and General Manager, 1985–1986
  Woodward-Clyde Oceaneering, Europe/Africa Manager, 1983–1985
  Woodward-Clyde Consultants, V P, Manager of Canadian Operations, 1979–1983
  Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Assistant Professor, 1975–1979
  Geological Survey of Canada, Bedford Institute, Research Scientist, 1971–1975
  Canadian Hydrographic Service, Research Officer, 1969–1971

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS  (a complete list is available on request)
  • Dickins, D.F., Jones, V., Bradford, J., Liberty, L., Gibson, G., Hirst, W., Zabilansky, L., Owens, E.H. and Lane, J., 2005. Testing Ground Penetrating Radar and Ethane Gas Sampling to Detect Oil Under Ice. Proceedings 28th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Ottawa, ON, 799-824.
  • Lamarche, A., Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2005. Development of a SCAT Data Management Manual. Proceedings 28th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Prgoramme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Ottawa, ON, 473-490.
  • Owens, E.H., Dickins, D.F. and Sergy, G.A., 2005. The Behavior and Documentation of Oil Spilled on Snow- and Ice-Covered Shorelines. Proceedings International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. I 4718B, Washington DC, 513-519.
  • Owens, E.H., Parker-Hall, H.A., Mauseth, G.S., Graham, A., Allard, T., Reimer, P.D., Engles, J.W., Lehmann, S., Whitney, J., Penland, S., Williams, C. and Wooley C., 2005. Shoreline and Surveillance Surveys on the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill Response, Unalaska Island, Alaska. Proc. 28th Arctic Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 509-525.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2005. Time Series Observations of Marsh Recovery and Pavement Persistence at Three METULA Spill Sites after 30 1/2 Years. Proceedings 28th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Ottawa, ON, 463-472.
  • Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A. and Harper, J.R., 2005. The Behavior and Treatment of Orimulsion Bitumen Stranded on Pebble, Cobble or Impermeable Substrate Shorelines. Documentation of Oil Spilled on Snow- and Ice-Covered Shorelines. Proceedings International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. I 4718B, Washington DC, 919-924.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2004. Accelerating the Natural Removal of Oil on Shorelines: Part 2 - Tilling or Mixing Techniques. Proceedings 27th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 685-702.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2004. A SCAT Manual for Arctic Regions and Cold Climates. Proceedings 27th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 703-712.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2004. The Arctic SCAT Manual - A Field Guide to the Documentation of Oiled Shorelines in Arctic Regions. Environment Canada, Edmonton AB, 172 pages.
  • Lamarche. A., Owens, E.H., Laflamme, A., Reimer, D., Laforest, S. and Clement S., 2004. A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) System for Data Acquisition during Shoreline Assessment Field Surveys. Proceedings 27th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 245-259.
  • Guénette, C.C., Sergy, G.A., Owens E.H., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2003. Experimental Design of the Svalbard Shoreline Field Trials. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3), 245-256.
  • Lamarche, A., Martin,V., Owens, E.H., and Laforest, S, 2003. Combining pre-spill shoreline segmentation data and shoreline assessment tools to support early response management and planning. Proceedings 26th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 219-231.
  • Lee, K., Stoffyn-Egli, P., Tremblay, G.H., Owens E.H., Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., and, Prince, R.C., 2003. Oil-Mineral Aggregate Formation on Oiled Beaches: Natural Attenuation and Sediment Relocation. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3), 285-296.
  • Lee, K., Wohlgeschaffen, G., Tremblay, G.H., Johnson, B.T., Sergy, G.A., Prince, R.C., Guénette, C.C., and Owens E.H., 2003. Toxicity Evaluation with the Microtox Test to Assess the Impact of In situ Oiled Shoreline Treatment Options: Natural Attenuation and Sediment Relocation. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3), 273-284.
  • Mauseth, G.S., Challenger, G.E., Owens, E.H., Campbell, R.F., Macrander, M. and Doty, D. 2003. Integration of Response, Restoration, and Enhancement in a Northwest United States Salmonid Stream following a Gasoline Spill. Proceedings International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. I 4730B, Washington DC, 145-151.
  • Owens, E.H., 2003. Contingency plans and successful response strategies for oil spills in rivers. Paper No. IBP416-03 Proceedings Rio Pipeline 2003, Instituto Brasiliero d ePetróleo e Gás. Río de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Owens, E.H. and Smith, J.B.H., 2003. Oiled shorelines - Key ingredients for a successful response. Proceedings Third Conference Oil Spills, Oil Pollution and Remediation. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bo-aziçi University, Istanbul, 1-9.
  • Owens, E.H. and Lee, K., 2003. Interaction of oil and mineral fines on shorelines: review and assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47 (9-12), 397-405.
  • Owens, E.H. and Michel, J.,2003. Planning for shoreline response to spills in arctic environments. Proceedings International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. I4730B, Washington DC, 591-596.
  • Owens E.H., Reimer, P.D., Lamarche, A., Marchant, S.O., and O'Brien, D.K., 2003. Pre-spill Shoreline Mapping in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Proceedings 26th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 233-251.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2003. Treatment and Cleanup Standards: The Development of End-Point Criteria for Oil Spills. Proceedings International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. I 4730B, Washington DC, 1163-1169.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2003. Treatment Criteria and Endpoint Standards for Oiled Shorelines and Riverbanks. Manuscript Report EE171, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 41 pp.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2003. Accelerating the Natural Removal of Oil on Beaches: Part 1 - Sediment Relocation. Proceedings 26th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 661-677.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2003. The development of the SCAT process for the assessment of oiled shorelines. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47 (9-12), 415-422.
  • Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2003. The Reduction of Stranded Oil by In-Situ Shoreline Treatment Options. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3), 257-272.
  • Owens, E.H., Taylor, E., and Hale, B. 2003. Oceanographic Studies in Harrison Bay and the Colville River Delta, Alaska, to Support the Development of Spill Response Strategies. Proceedings 26th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 253-269.
  • Prince, R.C., Bare, R.E., Garrett, R.M., Grossman, M.J., Haith, E.H., Keim, L.G., Lee, K., Holtom, G.J., Lambert, P., Sergy, G.A., Owens, E.H., and Guénette, C.C., 2003. Bioremediation of Stranded Oil on an Arctic Shoreline. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3) 303-312.
  • Prince, R.C., Garrett, R.M., Bare, R.E., Grossman, M.J., Townsend, T., Suflita, J.M., Lee, K., Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A., Braddock, J.F., Lindstrom, J.E., Oudot, J., and Lessard, R.R., 2003. The Roles of Photooxidation and Biodegradation in Long-term Weathering of Crude and Heavy Fuel Oils. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(2), 145-156.
  • Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., Owens E.H., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2003. In-Situ Treatment of Oiled Sediment Shorelines. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 8(3), 237-244.
  • Dickins, D.F. and Owens, E.H., 2002. Annual Ice Cycle at the Mouth of the Colville River and Implications for Oil Transport. Proceedings 25th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 1169-1189.
  • Douglas, G.S., Owens, E.H., Hardenstine, J., and Prince, R.C., 2002. The OSSA II Pipeline Oil Spill: the Character and Weathering of the Spilled Oil. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 3/4, 135-148.
  • Lee, K., Stoffyn-Egli, P., and Owens, E.H., 2002. The OSSA II Pipeline Oil Spill: Natural Mitigation of a Riverine Oil Spill by Oil-Mineral Aggregation Formation. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 3/4, 149-154.
  • Owens, E.H., 2002. Response Strategies for Spills on Land. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 3/4, 115-117.
  • Owens, E.H. and Henshaw, T., 2002. The OSSA II Pipeline Oil Spill: the Distribution of Oil, Cleanup Criteria, and Cleanup Operations. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 3/4, 119-134.
  • Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A., and Prince, R.C., 2002. The Fate of Stranded Oil at the BIOS Site Twenty Years after the Experiment. Proceedings 25th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 1-11.
  • Prince, R.C.., Owens, E.H., and Sergy, G.A., 2002. Weathering of an Arctic oil spill over 20 Years: the BIOS Experiment Revisted. Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 44 ,no.11, 1236-1242.
  • Prince, R.C., Stibrany, R.T., Hardenstine, J., Douglas, G.S., and Owens, E.H., 2002. Aqueous Vapor Extraction: A Previously Unrecognized Weathering Process Affecting Oil Spills in Vigorously Aerated Water. Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 36, 2822-2825.
  • Owens, E.H., Mauseth, G.S., Martin, C.A., Lamarche, A. and Brown, J. 2002. Tar ball frequency data and analytical results from a long-term beach monitoring program. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 44 (8) pp. 770-780.
  • Guénette, C.C., Sergy, G.A., Owens, E.H., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2001. Experimental Design of the Svalbard Shoreline Project. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (in press).
  • Henshaw, A., Owens, E.H., Copeman, V., and Mianzan, A., 2001. The OSSA II Pipeline Spill, Bolivia - Cleanup Criteria, Cleanup Operations, Environmental Monitoring, and Community Issues, Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. 14710, Washington, DC, 1455-1462.
  • Lee, K., Stoffyn-Egli, P., and Owens, E.H., 2001. Natural Dispersion of Oil in a Freshwater Ecosystem: Desaguadero Pipeline Spill, Bolivia. Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. 14710, Washington, DC, 1445-1448.
  • Lee, K., Wohlgeschaffen, G., Tremblay, G.H., Johnson, B.T., Sergy, G.A., Prince, R.C., Guénette, C.C., and Owens, E.H., 2001. Toxicity Evaluation of In situ Oiled Shoreline Treatment Options: Natural Attenuation and Sediment Relocation. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (in press).
  • Michel, J., Yender, R., Owens, E.H., Sergy, G., Martin, R.D., and Tarpley, J.A., 2001. Improving the Shoreline Assessment Process with New SCAT Forms. Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. 14710, Washington, DC, 1515-1522.
  • Owens, E.H., Lamarche, A., and Martin, C.A., 2001. Tar Ball Data from the Oregon Coast. Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. 14710, Washington, DC, 1535-1543.
  • Owens, E.H. and Mauseth, G.S., 2001. Cleanup Standards for Inland Oil Spills: A Review. Proceedings 24th Arctic Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Ottawa, On, (in press).
  • Owens, E.H. and Reimer P.D., 2001. Real-Time Aerial Mapping for Operations Support and Videotape Documentation on a River Spill, Rio Desaguadero, Bolivia. Proceedings 24th Arctic Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Ottawa, On, (in press)
  • Owens, E.H., Reiter, G.A., and Challenger, G.C., 2001. Whatcom Creek Stream Remediation Following A Gasoline Spill. Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. No. 14710, Washington, DC, 959-966.
  • Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2001. Reduction of Stranded Oil by Shoreline Treatment Options. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (in press).
  • Prince, R.C., Bare, R.E., Garrett, R.M., Grossman, M.J., Haith, E.H., Keim, L.G., Lee, K., Holtm, G.J., Lambert, P., Sergy, G.A., Owens, E.H., and Guénette, C.C., 2001. Bioremediation of Stranded Oil on an Arctic Shoreline. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (in press).
  • Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., Owens, E.H., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 2001. Overview and Conclusions of the Svalbard Shoreline Field Trials. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (in press).
  • Wang, Z., Fingas, M.F., Sigouin, L., and Owens, E.H., 2001. Fate and Persistence of Long-term Spilled "Metula" Oil in the Marine Salt Marsh: Degradation of Biomarkers. Proceedings 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute Pub. 14710, Washington, DC, 115-125.
  • Owens, E.H., Martin, R.D., Michel, J., Sergy, G.A., Tarpley, J.A., and Yender, R., 2000. SCAT 2000 — A New Generation of Forms for the Description of Oiled Shorelines. Proceedings 23rd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Vancouver , BC.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 2000. The SCAT Manual - A Field Guide to the Documentation and Description of Oiled Shorelines (Second Edition). Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, 108 pp.
  • Wang, Z., Fingas, M., Owens, E.H., and Sigouin, L., 2000. Study of Long-Term Spilled Metula Oil: Degradation and Persistence of petroleum Biomarkers. Proceedings 23rd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa, 99-122.
  • Owens, E.H. 1999. The interaction of fine particles with stranded oil. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 76(1).
  • Owens, E.H. 1999. SCAT — A ten-year review. Proceedings 22nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 337-360.
  • Owens, E.H. 1999. Practical guidelines or "rules of thumb" for spill response activities. Proceedings 22nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 695-704.
  • Owens, E.H. and Douglas, L., 1999. Spill response strategies for rivers in a remote deltaic environment. Proceedings 1999 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington DC.
  • Owens, E.H., Solsberg, L.B., West, M.F., McGrath, M., and Tilden, D., 1999. The EPPR Field Guide for oil spill response in arctic waters. Proceedings 22nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 719-734.
  • Owens, E.H., Sergy, G.A., Guzman, L., Wang, Z., and Baker, J., 1999. Long-term salt marsh recovery and pavement persistence at Metula spill sites. Proceedings 22nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 847-863.
  • Brown, H., Owens, E.H., and Green, M., 1998. Submerged and sunken oil: behaviour, response options, feasibility, and expectations. Proceedings 21st Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta,135-146.
  • Owens, E.H. 1998. Sediment relocation and tilling — underused and misunderstood techniques for the treatment of oiled beaches. Proceedings 21st Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 857-871.
  • Sergy, G.A., Guénette, C.C., Owens, E.H., Prince, R.C., and Lee, K., 1998. The Svalbard Experimental Oilspill field trials. Proceedings 21st Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 873-889.
  • Owens, E.H. and Sergy, G.A., 1996. Oil on shorelines and shoreline treatment — A state-of-knowledge review. Proceedings 19th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 1105-1116.
  • Sienkiewcz, A.M. and Owens, E.H., 1996. Stream-bank Cleanup Assessment Team (SCAT) survey techniques on the Kolva River basin oil recovery and mitigation project. Proceedings 19th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 1321-1333.
  • Owens, E.H., Davis, R.A., Jr., Michael, J., and Stritzke, J. 1995. Beach cleaning and the role of technical support in the 1993 Tampa Bay spill. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C., Pub. No. 4620, 627-634.
  • Owens, E.H. and Michel, J., 1995. Options for Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Freshwater Spill Response. American Petroleum Institute, Washington DC, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle WA, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4558, 135 pp.
  • Bragg, J.R., and Owens, E.H., 1994. Clay-oil flocculation as a natural cleansing process following oil spills: Part 1 — Studies of shoreline sediments and residues from past spills. Proceedings 17th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 1-23.
  • Owens, E.H., Bragg, J.R., and Humphrey, B., 1994. Clay-oil flocculation as a natural cleaning process following oil spills: Part 2 — Implications of study results in understanding past spills and for future response decisions. Proceedings 17th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 25-37.
  • Owens, E.H., Humphrey, B., and Sergy, G.A., 1994. Natural cleaning of oil on two coarse-sediment shorelines on the Arctic and Atlantic coasts of Canada. Spill Science and Technology Bulletin, 1 (1), 37-52.
  • Baker, J.M., Little, D.I., and Owens, E.H. 1993. A review of experimental shoreline oil spills. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C., Publication No. 4580, 583-590.
  • Humphrey, G., Owens, E.H., and Sergy, G.A. 1992. The fate and persistence of stranded oil: a nine-year overview from the BIOS project, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Report EPS 3/SP/4, 43 pp.
  • Owens, E.H. 1992. Coastal Oil Spills: Myth and Reality. Shore and Beach, 60(2), 2-6.
  • Jahns, H.O., Bragg, J.R., Dash, L.C., and Owens, E.H. 1991. Natural cleaning of shorelines following the "Exxon Valdez" spill. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, San Diego, CA, Pub. No. 4529, Amer. Petr. Inst., Washington D.C., 167-176.
  • Owens, E.H. 1991. Shoreline conditions following the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill as of fall 1990. Proc. 14th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vancouver, B.C., Environment Canada, 579-606 (accompanying report published by Woodward-Clyde, Seattle, WA, 49 pp).
  • Owens, E.H. and Reimer, P.D. 1991. Aerial videotape shoreline surveys for oil spill reconnaissance, documentation, and mapping. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, San Diego, CA, Pub. No. 4529, Amer. Petr. Inst., Washington D.C., 601-605.
  • Owens, E.H., Reimer, P.D. and Sergy, G.A. 1991. Arabian Gulf oil spill: Shoreline surveys and cleanup guidelines for Bahrain and Qatar. Proc. 14th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 655-663.
  • Weichart, J., Rideout, M..L., Little, D.I., McCormick, D.M., Owens, E.H., and Trudel, B.K. 1991. Development of dispersant pre-approval for Washington and Oregon coastal waters: Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, San Diego, CA, Pub. No. 4529, Amer. Petr. Inst., Washington D.C., 435-438.
  • Owens, E.H. 1990. Suggested improvements to oil spill response planning following the "Nestucca" and "Exxon Valdez" incidents. Proceedings 13th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Environment Canada, 439–450.
  • Owens, E.H., and Teal, A.R. 1990. Shoreline cleanup following the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill — field data collection within the SCAT program. Proceedings 13th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Programme (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 411-421.
  • Owens, E.H. and Kemp, G.P. 1989. Toxic materials in the coastal zone — the implications of sea-level rise for siting analyses and risk assessment. Proc. 1989 Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste, Singapore, April 2-7, East-West Center, Honolulu.
  • Murrary, S.P. and Owens, E.H. 1988. The role of oceanic fronts in oil spill dispersion and for oil spill response planning in the coastal zone. Proc. 11th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vancouver, B.C., Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1-8.
  • Owens, E.H., Harper, J.R., Robson, R., and Boehm, P. 1987. Fate and persistence of crude oil stranded on a sheltered beach. Arctic 40, Supplement 1:109-123.
  • Owens, E.H., Humphrey, B. and Sergy, G.A. 1987. The migration of stranded oil from a sheltered beach into adjacent nearshore subtidal sediments. In Fate and Effects of Oil in Marine Ecosystems, ed. J. Kuiper and W.J. van den Brink, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers BV, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 231-241.
  • Owens, E.H., Robson, W. and Foget, C.R. 1987. A field evaluation of selected beach-cleaning techniques. Arctic 40, Supplement 1:244-257, 1-8.
  • Owens, E.H., Robson, W. and Humphrey, B. 1986. Data on the character of asphalt pavements. Proc. 9th Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, 1-17.
  • Owens, E.H. 1984. Variability in estimates of oil contamination in the intertidal zone of a gravel beach. Marine Pollution Bulletin 15(11):412-416.
  • Owens, E.H., Foget, C.R., and Robson, W. 1984. Experimental use of dispersants for spill countermeasures on arctic beaches. In Oil Spill Chemical Dispersants: Research, Experience and Recommendations STP 840, ed. Thomas E. Allan. Amer. Soc. for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 324-337.
  • Owens, E.H. and Harper, J.R. 1983. Arctic coastal processes — a state-of-knowledge review. Proc. Canadian Coastal Conference 1983, Vancouver, B.C., A.C.R.O.S.E.S. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 3-18.
  • Owens, E.H. 1983. The application of videotape recording (VTR) techniques for coastal studies. Shore and Beach 51(1):29-33.
  • Owens, E.H. and Robilliard, G.A. 1981. Shoreline sensitivity and oil spills — a re-evaluation for the 80's. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 12(3):75-78.
  • Owens, E.H., Harper, J.R. and Nummedal, D. 1981. Sediment transport processes and coastal variability on the Alaskan North Slope. Proc. 17th International Coastal Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, March 1980 (ASCE, N.Y.) II:1344-1363.
  • Owens, E.H. 1978. Mechanical dispersal of oil stranded in the littoral zone. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 35(5):563-572.
  • Owens, E.H. 1977. Coastal environments of Canada: The impact and cleanup of oil spills. Fisheries and Environment Canada, Environmental Impact Control Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario, Economic and Technical Review Report EPS-3-EC-77-13, 413 pp.
  • Owens, E.H. 1977. Temporal variations in beach and nearshore dynamics. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 47(1):168-190.
  • Owens, E.H. and Harper, J.R. 1977. Frost table and thaw depth in the littoral zone near Peard Bay, Alaska. Arctic 30(3):154–168.
  • Owens, E.H. 1975. Barrier beaches and sediment transport in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Proc. 14th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Copenhagen, June 1974 (ASCE, N.Y.) II:1177-1193.
  • Hayes, M.O., Owens, E.H., Abele, R.W., and Hubbard, D.K. 1973. The investigation of form and processes in the coastal zone. In Coastal Geomorphology. Publications in Geomorphology, ed. D.R. Coates, SUNY, Binghamton, N.Y., 11–41.
  • Owens, E.H. 1973. The cleaning of gravel beaches polluted by oil. Proc. 13th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vancouver, B.C., July 1973, (ASCE, N.Y.) II:2549-2556.
  • Owens, E.H. and Drapeau, G. 1973. Changes in beach profiles at Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, following large-scale removal of sediments. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 10(8):1226-1232.
  • Owens, E.H. 1971. The restoration of beaches contaminated by oil in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia. Manuscript Report Series No. 19, Marine Sciences Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Ottawa, Ontario, 75 pp.
  • Owens, E.H. and McCann, S.B. 1970. The role of ice in the arctic beach environment with special reference to Cape Ricketts, southwest Devon Island, N.W.T., Canada. American Journal of Science 268(5):397-4-14.
  • McCann, S.B. and Owens, E.H. 1969. The size and shape of sediments in three arctic beaches, southwest Devon Island, N.W.T. Canada. Arctic and Alpine Research 1(4): 267-278.

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