MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil
Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils (VSLFO, <0.5% S) are a new class of marine fuel oils, introduced to meet recent International Maritime Organization regulations. The MV Wakashio was reported to have released 1000 t of VLSFO when it grounded on a reef in Mauritius on 25th July 2020. A field sample of oil...
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| author | Scarlett, Alan Nelson, R.K. Gagnon, Monique Holman, Alex Reddy, C.M. Sutton, P.A. Grice, Kliti |
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| description | Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils (VSLFO, <0.5% S) are a new class of marine fuel oils, introduced to meet recent International Maritime Organization regulations. The MV Wakashio was reported to have released 1000 t of VLSFO when it grounded on a reef in Mauritius on 25th July 2020. A field sample of oily residue contaminating the Mauritian coast was collected on 16th August 2020 and compared with the Wakashio fuel oil. Both oils were analyzed for organic and elemental content, and stable isotope ratios δ13C and δ2H measured. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to identify and compare biomarkers resistant to weathering. The aromatic content in the VLSFO was relatively low suggesting that the potential for ecosystem harm arising from exposure to toxic components may be less than with traditional fuel oil spills. The Wakashio oil spill is, to our knowledge, the first documented spill involving VLSFO. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-862892021-11-09T02:19:43Z MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Scarlett, Alan Nelson, R.K. Gagnon, Monique Holman, Alex Reddy, C.M. Sutton, P.A. Grice, Kliti Fuel oil GC × GC High-resolution mass spectrometry Mauritius oil spill Stable isotopes VLSFO Ecosystem Fuel Oils Mauritius Petroleum Pollution Sulfur Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils (VSLFO, <0.5% S) are a new class of marine fuel oils, introduced to meet recent International Maritime Organization regulations. The MV Wakashio was reported to have released 1000 t of VLSFO when it grounded on a reef in Mauritius on 25th July 2020. A field sample of oily residue contaminating the Mauritian coast was collected on 16th August 2020 and compared with the Wakashio fuel oil. Both oils were analyzed for organic and elemental content, and stable isotope ratios δ13C and δ2H measured. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to identify and compare biomarkers resistant to weathering. The aromatic content in the VLSFO was relatively low suggesting that the potential for ecosystem harm arising from exposure to toxic components may be less than with traditional fuel oil spills. The Wakashio oil spill is, to our knowledge, the first documented spill involving VLSFO. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86289 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112917 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP170101000 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE110100119 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE130100145 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Fuel oil GC × GC High-resolution mass spectrometry Mauritius oil spill Stable isotopes VLSFO Ecosystem Fuel Oils Mauritius Petroleum Pollution Sulfur Scarlett, Alan Nelson, R.K. Gagnon, Monique Holman, Alex Reddy, C.M. Sutton, P.A. Grice, Kliti MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title | MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title_full | MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title_fullStr | MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title_full_unstemmed | MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title_short | MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| title_sort | mv wakashio grounding incident in mauritius 2020: the world's first major spillage of very low sulfur fuel oil |
| topic | Fuel oil GC × GC High-resolution mass spectrometry Mauritius oil spill Stable isotopes VLSFO Ecosystem Fuel Oils Mauritius Petroleum Pollution Sulfur |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP170101000 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP170101000 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP170101000 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86289 |