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- 4 February 2013
(5 days)
Petroleum in the Environment
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This course provides an insight into the environmental problems associated with the production and use of petroleum and what can be done to ameliorate them. Topics covered include the sources and compositions of petroleum and naturally occurring hydrocarbons in the environment; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, their origins, properties and effects; methods for measuring hydrocarbon toxicity and the effects of hydrocarbon pollution; oil spills and methods for their remediation; case studies of actual oil spills; effects of public perception on actions for the treatment of petroleum pollution; atmospheric pollutants arising from the use of petroleum products as fossil fuels.
Course Objectives
On completion of this course, delegates will:
- be aware of how routine petroleum exploration and production activities, and accidental spillages, may result in oil pollution
- know how this pollution impacts the marine environment and will understand how its toxicity can be determined
- understand that waste water is another by-product of oil production and will be aware of some of the treatments used to minimise the environmental impact of this water
- be familiar with case studies of significant oil pollution incidents
- be aware of the atmospheric pollutants that are produced when petroleum is used as a fossil fuel, how this could contribute to local environmental problems, global climate change and what steps are being taken to mitigate this
- be able to interpret geochemical data describing the fate of spilled hydrocarbons in the environment, for monitoring oil spill remediation and for distinguishing hydrocarbon pollutants from different sources
Course Outline
- Composition of crude oil and petroleum products and naturally occurring hydrocarbons.
- Sources of hydrocarbon pollution in the environment from petroleum exploration and production, transportation and uses as a fuel and feedstock for other products.
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: their origins, properties and effects.
- Oil spills and methods for their remediation and minimisation of their impact.
- Methods for measuring hydrocarbon toxicity and the effects of hydrocarbon pollution in the environment.
- Case studies of actual oil spills, including the effects of public perception on actions for the treatment of petroleum pollution.
- Atmospheric pollutants arising from the use of petroleum products as fossil fuels, their effects and their minimisation.
Who is the course aimed at?
The course provides an insight for petroleum geochemists into the environmental problems associated with the production and use of petroleum and what can be done to ameliorate them.
Presenters
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Dr Martin Jones (Course Leader)
Fees
- Petroleum in the Environment
- £975.00 (duration 5 days)
Formal assessment may be available for this Course. Assessment attracts an additional fee of £260.00, and delegates will be issued with a transcript and Certificate of Credit Achieved.
Owing to visa restrictions the assessment option is not available to international students.
Prerequisites
Course content
It is anticipated that delegates who attend the course will have knowledge/experience equivalent to the content of the following Modules:
Please contact the Professional Development Unit if you require further information.
Academic Module Outline
This course is also delivered as a Module on at least one of the School's Masters programmes; delegates will attend with full and part time registered students. The Academic Module Outline is available via the University's Module Catalogue.