Oil/Chemical Spill Experience - Polaris Applied Sciences

Oil and Chemical Spill Experience

Highlighted Projects

Deep Water Horizon

Polaris scientists managed the Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) process during the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010 until completion in 2013. Polaris led shoreline surveys and preparation of Shoreline Treatment Recommendations (STRs) on over 1,100 kilometers of affected shoreline from Florida to Texas. Polaris monitored treatment progress and organized sign-off under “No Further Treatment (NTF) guidelines. Polaris Scientists were also the lead point of contact for the shoreline Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA).

Nathan E Stewart

Polaris worked with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and First Nation members to survey affected shorelines from a tug vessel sinking and release of 18,000 gallons of diesel fuel near Bella Bella British Columbia in 2018. Polaris provided technical advice on treatment and “No Further Treatment (NFT)” guidelines.

Hoegh Xaimen

Polaris was retained to assist in the assessment of potential effects from a fire aboard the Hoegh Xiamen in Jacksonville, Florida in 2020. Polaris developed a sampling and analysis plan for potential chemicals of concern aboard the vessel and in firefighting materials.

Hurricane Dorian Oil Spill Response

Following Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas in 2019, Polaris mapped over 3,000 acres of affected Caribbean pine forest and coastal wetland from an accidental release of approximately 50,000 barrels of crude oil on Grand Bahama. Polaris developed treatment plans and continues to oversee treatment progress. Polaris scientists also developed a recovery monitoring program and have been assessing wetland, mangrove and pine forest re-growth and recovery in comparison with habitats affected by saltwater intrusion from the hurricane.

Related Projects (*Includes NRDA)

PROJECT	Location
Port of Astoria Bunker Fuel Spill	Astoria, OR
ARCTIC SEAS	Alaska
TUG DOMINION	Bremerton, WA
Indian Creek Tanker Truck Rollover	Port Angeles, WA*
MORNING MIDAS	Alaska
Bishop Well Incident	Galeton, CO
STENA IMMACULATE	North Sea
Neah Bay Drift Response	Neah Bay, WA
Refinery Spill	Joliette, IL
Vox Maxima	Singapore
Pelican Island Bridge	Galveston, TX
HOS Resolution	California
Waste Oil Transfer Spill	Washington
President Eisenhower	California
X-PRESS PEARL	Sri Lanka
Third Coast Pipeline	Louisiana
Conway Gasoline Spill	Washington
MV Europe	Victoria, BC
Reed Point MT Bridge Derailment	Billings, MT
Kodiak Enterprise	Tacoma, WA*
MV Maipo River	Vancouver, BC
Mile Post14	Manhattan, KS
WAKASHIO Oil Spill and Env. Claims Consultancy	Mauritius
P/C Pegasus	Gig Harbor, WA*
HAFNIA RHINE	New Orleans, LA
Smith River Oil Spill	Smith River, CA
WESTERN MARINER	Sitka, AK*
P00547	Southern California *
HOEGH XAIMEN	Jacksonville, FL *
GOLDEN RAY	St. Simon, GA
South Riding Point Terminal	Grand Bahama
Tanker truck rollover	East Salmo River, BC
Solomon Trader	Solomon Islands
Pipeline and relic spills	Putumayo area, Colombia
Relic spills	Nueva Loja area, Ecuador
Tanker truck rollover	Seattle, WA *
Doon Derailment	Doon, IA
PAC ANTARES	New Orleans, LA *
MC209 Pipeline	Mississippi Canyon 209, LA *
PRIVATEER	Grays Harbor, WA *
NATHAN E. STEWART	Bella Bella, BC
River Oil Spill	N. Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan
TUG POWHATEN	Sitka, AK *
Slurry Oil Spill	Quintero, Chile
Saturday Creek Incident (Similkameen River)	Princeton, BC
Istra Ace	Los Angeles, CA
Ethanol Release	Alma, WI
APEX BARGE 3508	Paducah, KY
MARATHASSA	Vancouver, BC
Molasses Release	Honolulu, HI
Coal Slurry Release	Coalmont, BC
Lemon Creek Tanker Spill	Slocan, BC
Silvertip Pipeline Spill	Billings, MT
MACONDO Well	Mississippi Canyon 252, LA *
EAGLE OTOME	Port Arthur, TX*
Adak Petroleum Tank	Adak, AK*
NEW FLAME	Gibraltar*
CELINE	Los Angeles, CA
BOWFIN	Tacoma, WA*
COSCO BUSAN	San Francisco, CA*
KAB 101 Well	Campeche, Mexico
GENMAR PROGRESS	Puerto Rico*
RINGER 1	Pot Canaveral, FL*
NORDIC VIKING	Valdez, AK
Westridge Delivery Line	Burnaby, B.C., Canada*
SONGA HUA	Seattle, WA
SEA VOYAGER	Shearwater, B.C., Canada*
WESTWOOD ANETTE	Squamish, B.C., Canada*
COUGAR ACE	South of Adak Island, AK
Hurricane Katrina	New Orleans, LA*
CN Derailment	Wabamun Lake, AB, Canada
Breton Sound 51	Mississippi River, LA*
PUMA	Jacksonville, FL
NOHOHELE	Ferndale, WA
BP Cherry Pt. Refinery	Blaine, WA
SELENDANG AYU	Unalaska, AK*
ATHOS 1	Deleware River, NJ, DE PA*
MED TAIPEI	Monterey Bay, CA *
FORTUNE EPOCH	Savannah, GA
RailAmerica derailment	Cow Creek, Riddle, OR *
Cargill Incorporated	Riverview, FL*
CHRISTOFORO COLOMBO	Kholmsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia
TORM MARY	Neches River, Port Neches, TX*
CLIPPER ODYESSY	Dutch Harbor, AK
Olympic Pipeline Spill	Renton, WA*
F/V SKIPPER	Port Arena, CA*
ThermoFluids Inc.	Portland, OR*
BOW MARINER	Portsmouth, VA*
GENMAR ALEXANDRA	Mississippi River, Norco, LA*
STELLAMARE	Hudson River, Albany, NY
PRESTIGE	Coastal Spain*
NMS 1477	Texas City Harbor, TX*
Gasoline Tanker Spill	Lochsa River, ID*
ENERGY 5501	New Haven, CT*
Gasoline Tanker Spill	Detroit Lake, OR*
M/V EVER REACH	Charleston, SC*
Dredge SANDERLING	Columbia River, WA*
TAKU PROVIDER	Inside Passage, Eastern Pacific*
Tanker Spill	Interstate 90, Issaquah, WA*
GAZ DIAMOND	Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, WA*
Deer Creek Tanker Spill	Ferndale, WA*
Marathon Oil Pipeline Spill	Wood River, IL*
Yale Reservoir Transformer Spill	Cougar, WA*
PAULINA	St. Eustatius, Netherland Antilies*
Clearwater River Diesel Truck Spill	Kamiah, ID *
ITB GROTON	Cherry Point Spill, WA *
BLUE MOON	Ferndale, WA *
ITB BALTIMORE	Ferndale, WA *
M/V TRISTAN	Central Oregon Coast *
OVERSEAS CHICAGO	Tacoma, WA *
OVERSEAS BOSTON	Ferndale, WA *
BRASILIA	Port Elizabeth, NJ
T/B RHODE ISLAND	Long Island Sound, NY *
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND	Port Angeles, WA *
Tug CASCADE	Lake Union, WA *
East Walker River	Yosemite, CA *
RUBIN PEARL	Tacoma, WA *
M/V WESTCHESTER	Mississippi River, LA *
BP/ARCO	Cherry Point, WA *
SHAWNEE PRINCESS	Veracruz, Mexico *
USS DETROIT	Sandy Hook, NJ *
Fifteenmile Creek Tanker Spill	The Dalles, OR *
PENN 460	Narragansett Bay, RI *
POSAVINA	Boston Harbor, MA *
SEGOVIA CARRIER	Tampa Bay, FL *
Potomac Electric Power Co.	Patuxent River, MD *
Camari pipeline spill	Bolivia
OSSA II Paratoni pipeline spill	Bolivia
OSSA II Rio Desaguadero pipeline spill	Bolivia *
Olympic Pipeline Rupture	Bellingham, WA *
ARCO TEXAS	Cherry Point, WA *
SUPER RUBIN	Columbia River, OR *
ATI Gasoline Spill	Warm Springs, OR *
NEW CARISSA	Coos Bay, OR *
ESTRELLA PAMPEANA	River Plate, Argentina
PARADISE QUEEN II	Kure Atoll, Midway Islands *
ANADYR	Tacoma, WA *
KUROSHIMA	Dutch Harbor, AK *
KURE	Humbolt Bay, Eureka, CA *
BUFFALO 292	San Jose, Texas*
MYSTRAS	Delaware Bay, DE *
MARATHON	Baton Rouge, LA *
ROSEDALE Pipeline Spill	Rosedale, IN *
FERNDALE Refinery	Ferndale, WA *
FORMOSA SIX	Mississippi River *
OREGON	Cape Ninilchik, AK *
JULIE N	Fore River, Portland, ME *
PROVENCE	Portsmouth, NH *
EXPEDITION III	Swinomish Slough, WA *
ANITRA	Cape May, NJ *
TMI-11 Caustic Soda spill	Cape Canaveral, FL *
IRON BARON	Tasmania
NILOS	Freepoint, Bahamas *
CITRUS	St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK *
NEPTUNE	Anacortes, WA *
NORTH CAPE	Pt. Judith, RI *
Komineft Pipeline Spills	Usinsk, Komi Republic, Russia
JAHRE SPRAY	Delaware River, NJ *
APEX BARGE 3603	Vicksburg, MS *
RL229/RL224 ferrous sulfate spill	Port Bienville, MS *
ASHLAND CRANFIELD STATION	Natches, MS *
BERGE BANKER	Corpus Christi, TX *
HADRIAN	Bahia de Samana, Dominican Republic *
CROWLEY BARGE 101	Anacortes, WA *
FIRAT	Ft. Lauderdale, FL *
NEW AMSTERDAM	Ketchikan, AK *
KENTUCKY	Delaware River, PA, NJ DE *
ARCTIC IV	Lake Union, WA *
EXPLORER LT	Carteret, NJ *
EASTERN LION	Valdez, AK *
BARGE 101	Captains Bay, AK *
GOLDEN PRINCESS	Juneau, AK *
BOW SUN	Texas City, TX *
CYNTHIA M NaOH spill	Hackensack River, NJ *
CHEVAK	St. Paul Is. Pribilof Islands, AK *
CAMP PENDLETON/LAS PULGAS	Camp Pendleton, CA *
AN PING 6	Columbia River, Longview, WA *
MORRIS J. BERMAN	San Juan, Puerto Rico *
SAUDI DIRIYAH	Norfolk, VA *
TIDEWATER BARGE 1	Pasco, WA *
JIN SHIANG FA	Rose Atoll, American Samoa *
BALSA 37	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
BOUCHARD B155	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
MARITRANS OCEAN B255	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
EXCELLENCE	Elliott Bay, WA *
BETULA sulfuric acid spill	Mexico *
CENTRAL	Columbia R, Longview, WA *
PRIME TRADER	Jacksonville, FL *
NOSAC FOREST	Tacoma, WA *
RTC 380	REINEAUER BARGE, Long Island Sound, NY *
FORT CREEK DAM FAILURE	Fort Klamath, OR *
GREENHILL OIL PLATFORM	Timbalier Bay, LA *
ADVANTAGE	Port Chicago, CA *
SUN ROSE	Blair Waterway, Tacoma, WA *
COMMENCEMENT BAY SUPERFUND SITE	Tacoma WA
JOEY DEVALL	High Island, TX *
TENYO MARU	Cape Flattery, WA*
RIMBA KEMPAS	Coos Bay, OR *
SHINOUSSA	Galveston Bay, TX *
K.S. MEGA BORG II	Gulf of Mexico *
CIBRO SAVANNAH	Arthur Kill NY/ NJ *
AMERICAN TRADER	Huntington Beach, CA *
NAUTILUS	Kill Van Kull, NY *
FRANK H. BROWN	Wrangell Narrows, AK *
MILOS REEFER	St. Matthew's Island, AK *
PRESIDENTE RIVERA	Delaware River, DE *
WORLD PRODIGY	Newport, RI *
EXXON VALDEZ	Prince William Sound, AK *
#6 CHIL BO SAN	Unalaska Island, AK *
NESTUCCA	Gray's Harbor, WA *
MCN #5	Guemes Channel, WA
Martinez Refinery	Suisan Bay, CA

Highlighted Projects

Deep Water Horizon

Nathan E Stewart

Hoegh Xaimen

Hurricane Dorian Oil Spill Response

Related Projects

PROJECT	Location
Port of Astoria Bunker Fuel Spill	Astoria, OR
ARCTIC SEAS	Alaska
TUG DOMINION	Bremerton, WA
Indian Creek Tanker Truck Rollover	Port Angeles, WA*
MORNING MIDAS	Alaska
Bishop Well Incident	Galeton, CO
STENA IMMACULATE	North Sea
Neah Bay Drift Response	Neah Bay, WA
Refinery Spill	Joliette, IL
Vox Maxima	Singapore
Pelican Island Bridge	Galveston, TX
HOS Resolution	California
Waste Oil Transfer Spill	Washington
President Eisenhower	California
X-PRESS PEARL	Sri Lanka
Third Coast Pipeline	Louisiana
Conway Gasoline Spill	Washington
MV Europe	Victoria, BC
Reed Point MT Bridge Derailment	Billings, MT
Kodiak Enterprise	Tacoma, WA*
MV Maipo River	Vancouver, BC
Mile Post14	Manhattan, KS
WAKASHIO Oil Spill and Env. Claims Consultancy	Mauritius
P/C Pegasus	Gig Harbor, WA*
HAFNIA RHINE	New Orleans, LA
Smith River Oil Spill	Smith River, CA
WESTERN MARINER	Sitka, AK*
P00547	Southern California *
HOEGH XAIMEN	Jacksonville, FL *
GOLDEN RAY	St. Simon, GA
South Riding Point Terminal	Grand Bahama
Tanker truck rollover	East Salmo River, BC
Solomon Trader	Solomon Islands
Pipeline and relic spills	Putumayo area, Colombia
Relic spills	Nueva Loja area, Ecuador
Tanker truck rollover	Seattle, WA *
Doon Derailment	Doon, IA
PAC ANTARES	New Orleans, LA *
MC209 Pipeline	Mississippi Canyon 209, LA *
PRIVATEER	Grays Harbor, WA *
NATHAN E. STEWART	Bella Bella, BC
River Oil Spill	N. Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan
TUG POWHATEN	Sitka, AK *
Slurry Oil Spill	Quintero, Chile
Saturday Creek Incident (Similkameen River)	Princeton, BC
Istra Ace	Los Angeles, CA
Ethanol Release	Alma, WI
APEX BARGE 3508	Paducah, KY
MARATHASSA	Vancouver, BC
Molasses Release	Honolulu, HI
Coal Slurry Release	Coalmont, BC
Lemon Creek Tanker Spill	Slocan, BC
Silvertip Pipeline Spill	Billings, MT
MACONDO Well	Mississippi Canyon 252, LA *
EAGLE OTOME	Port Arthur, TX*
Adak Petroleum Tank	Adak, AK*
NEW FLAME	Gibraltar*
CELINE	Los Angeles, CA
BOWFIN	Tacoma, WA*
COSCO BUSAN	San Francisco, CA*
KAB 101 Well	Campeche, Mexico
GENMAR PROGRESS	Puerto Rico*
RINGER 1	Pot Canaveral, FL*
NORDIC VIKING	Valdez, AK
Westridge Delivery Line	Burnaby, B.C., Canada*
SONGA HUA	Seattle, WA
SEA VOYAGER	Shearwater, B.C., Canada*
WESTWOOD ANETTE	Squamish, B.C., Canada*
COUGAR ACE	South of Adak Island, AK
Hurricane Katrina	New Orleans, LA*
CN Derailment	Wabamun Lake, AB, Canada
Breton Sound 51	Mississippi River, LA*
PUMA	Jacksonville, FL
NOHOHELE	Ferndale, WA
BP Cherry Pt. Refinery	Blaine, WA
SELENDANG AYU	Unalaska, AK*
ATHOS 1	Deleware River, NJ, DE PA*
MED TAIPEI	Monterey Bay, CA *
FORTUNE EPOCH	Savannah, GA
RailAmerica derailment	Cow Creek, Riddle, OR *
Cargill Incorporated	Riverview, FL*
CHRISTOFORO COLOMBO	Kholmsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia
TORM MARY	Neches River, Port Neches, TX*
CLIPPER ODYESSY	Dutch Harbor, AK
Olympic Pipeline Spill	Renton, WA*
F/V SKIPPER	Port Arena, CA*
ThermoFluids Inc.	Portland, OR*
BOW MARINER	Portsmouth, VA*
GENMAR ALEXANDRA	Mississippi River, Norco, LA*
STELLAMARE	Hudson River, Albany, NY
PRESTIGE	Coastal Spain*
NMS 1477	Texas City Harbor, TX*
Gasoline Tanker Spill	Lochsa River, ID*
ENERGY 5501	New Haven, CT*
Gasoline Tanker Spill	Detroit Lake, OR*
M/V EVER REACH	Charleston, SC*
Dredge SANDERLING	Columbia River, WA*
TAKU PROVIDER	Inside Passage, Eastern Pacific*
Tanker Spill	Interstate 90, Issaquah, WA*
GAZ DIAMOND	Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, WA*
Deer Creek Tanker Spill	Ferndale, WA*
Marathon Oil Pipeline Spill	Wood River, IL*
Yale Reservoir Transformer Spill	Cougar, WA*
PAULINA	St. Eustatius, Netherland Antilies*
Clearwater River Diesel Truck Spill	Kamiah, ID *
ITB GROTON	Cherry Point Spill, WA *
BLUE MOON	Ferndale, WA *
ITB BALTIMORE	Ferndale, WA *
M/V TRISTAN	Central Oregon Coast *
OVERSEAS CHICAGO	Tacoma, WA *
OVERSEAS BOSTON	Ferndale, WA *
BRASILIA	Port Elizabeth, NJ
T/B RHODE ISLAND	Long Island Sound, NY *
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND	Port Angeles, WA *
Tug CASCADE	Lake Union, WA *
East Walker River	Yosemite, CA *
RUBIN PEARL	Tacoma, WA *
M/V WESTCHESTER	Mississippi River, LA *
BP/ARCO	Cherry Point, WA *
SHAWNEE PRINCESS	Veracruz, Mexico *
USS DETROIT	Sandy Hook, NJ *
Fifteenmile Creek Tanker Spill	The Dalles, OR *
PENN 460	Narragansett Bay, RI *
POSAVINA	Boston Harbor, MA *
SEGOVIA CARRIER	Tampa Bay, FL *
Potomac Electric Power Co.	Patuxent River, MD *
Camari pipeline spill	Bolivia
OSSA II Paratoni pipeline spill	Bolivia
OSSA II Rio Desaguadero pipeline spill	Bolivia *
Olympic Pipeline Rupture	Bellingham, WA *
ARCO TEXAS	Cherry Point, WA *
SUPER RUBIN	Columbia River, OR *
ATI Gasoline Spill	Warm Springs, OR *
NEW CARISSA	Coos Bay, OR *
ESTRELLA PAMPEANA	River Plate, Argentina
PARADISE QUEEN II	Kure Atoll, Midway Islands *
ANADYR	Tacoma, WA *
KUROSHIMA	Dutch Harbor, AK *
KURE	Humbolt Bay, Eureka, CA *
BUFFALO 292	San Jose, Texas*
MYSTRAS	Delaware Bay, DE *
MARATHON	Baton Rouge, LA *
ROSEDALE Pipeline Spill	Rosedale, IN *
FERNDALE Refinery	Ferndale, WA *
FORMOSA SIX	Mississippi River *
OREGON	Cape Ninilchik, AK *
JULIE N	Fore River, Portland, ME *
PROVENCE	Portsmouth, NH *
EXPEDITION III	Swinomish Slough, WA *
ANITRA	Cape May, NJ *
TMI-11 Caustic Soda spill	Cape Canaveral, FL *
IRON BARON	Tasmania
NILOS	Freepoint, Bahamas *
CITRUS	St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK *
NEPTUNE	Anacortes, WA *
NORTH CAPE	Pt. Judith, RI *
Komineft Pipeline Spills	Usinsk, Komi Republic, Russia
JAHRE SPRAY	Delaware River, NJ *
APEX BARGE 3603	Vicksburg, MS *
RL229/RL224 ferrous sulfate spill	Port Bienville, MS *
ASHLAND CRANFIELD STATION	Natches, MS *
BERGE BANKER	Corpus Christi, TX *
HADRIAN	Bahia de Samana, Dominican Republic *
CROWLEY BARGE 101	Anacortes, WA *
FIRAT	Ft. Lauderdale, FL *
NEW AMSTERDAM	Ketchikan, AK *
KENTUCKY	Delaware River, PA, NJ DE *
ARCTIC IV	Lake Union, WA *
EXPLORER LT	Carteret, NJ *
EASTERN LION	Valdez, AK *
BARGE 101	Captains Bay, AK *
GOLDEN PRINCESS	Juneau, AK *
BOW SUN	Texas City, TX *
CYNTHIA M NaOH spill	Hackensack River, NJ *
CHEVAK	St. Paul Is. Pribilof Islands, AK *
CAMP PENDLETON/LAS PULGAS	Camp Pendleton, CA *
AN PING 6	Columbia River, Longview, WA *
MORRIS J. BERMAN	San Juan, Puerto Rico *
SAUDI DIRIYAH	Norfolk, VA *
TIDEWATER BARGE 1	Pasco, WA *
JIN SHIANG FA	Rose Atoll, American Samoa *
BALSA 37	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
BOUCHARD B155	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
MARITRANS OCEAN B255	Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL *
EXCELLENCE	Elliott Bay, WA *
BETULA sulfuric acid spill	Mexico *
CENTRAL	Columbia R, Longview, WA *
PRIME TRADER	Jacksonville, FL *
NOSAC FOREST	Tacoma, WA *
RTC 380	REINEAUER BARGE, Long Island Sound, NY *
FORT CREEK DAM FAILURE	Fort Klamath, OR *
GREENHILL OIL PLATFORM	Timbalier Bay, LA *
ADVANTAGE	Port Chicago, CA *
SUN ROSE	Blair Waterway, Tacoma, WA *
COMMENCEMENT BAY SUPERFUND SITE	Tacoma WA
JOEY DEVALL	High Island, TX *
TENYO MARU	Cape Flattery, WA*
RIMBA KEMPAS	Coos Bay, OR *
SHINOUSSA	Galveston Bay, TX *
K.S. MEGA BORG II	Gulf of Mexico *
CIBRO SAVANNAH	Arthur Kill NY/ NJ *
AMERICAN TRADER	Huntington Beach, CA *
NAUTILUS	Kill Van Kull, NY *
FRANK H. BROWN	Wrangell Narrows, AK *
MILOS REEFER	St. Matthew's Island, AK *
PRESIDENTE RIVERA	Delaware River, DE *
WORLD PRODIGY	Newport, RI *
EXXON VALDEZ	Prince William Sound, AK *
#6 CHIL BO SAN	Unalaska Island, AK *
NESTUCCA	Gray's Harbor, WA *
MCN #5	Guemes Channel, WA
Martinez Refinery	Suisan Bay, CA