A comparative assessment of the fate and effects of similar orimulsion and heavy fuel oil spills in the milford haven estuary,UK

摘要

An increasin number of oil burnign power generation stations worldwide are considering the use of an alternative fuel known as Orimulsion in place of the more conventional heavy fuel oils such as No.6.recently,Venezuela has been producign the new,hydrocarbon-bassed fuel product and marketing it worldwide.the Pembrode Power Station,located on the Milford Estuary,Wales,UK is evaluating a conversin to the use of Orimulsion as its primary fuel.TH eassessment of the potential efects of an accidential spill of Orimulsion into hte esturary and a compaison of that spill to a similar one of ocnventional fuel oil is part f the overall evaluation.