RAPID: Investigating the Composition, Behavior, and Environmental Fate of Emerging Unconventional Oils from North America: Bakken Crude Oils and Canadian Diluted Bitumens

[1547132] reddy本研究将调查原油和沥青的成分、行为和环境命运，为科学家、政策制定者和泄漏救援人员提供一个强有力的基线数据集。这两种新兴的非常规石油产品的生产和运输被誉为北美能源独立的途径，它们的产量仍在以惊人的速度增长。同行评议文献中缺乏可用数据，阻碍了对这些产品环境排放相关风险的有力理解。这些新兴的非常规产品已经被分析了化学和物理性质，这些数据将与一些额外的分析一起使用，以了解它们的环境命运和运输。这项研究的结果将超出出版物和演示，并用于积极参与关键利益相关者。这项工作将支持一名博士后科学家，为工业界和政府官员提供信息，并向媒体、决策者和非政府组织提供可访问的信息。通过给予pi在同行群体之外进行互动的理由，这项研究还将使他们能够了解他人的兴趣和需求，并改善学术界与其他利益相关者之间的双向沟通。

1547132ReddyThis study will investigate the composition, behavior, and environmental fate of crude oils and bitumens in order to produce a robust baseline data set desperately needed by scientists, policy makers, and spill responders. The production and transport of these two emerging unconventional petroleum products has been hailed as the path to North American energy independence, and their production continues to expand at a dramatic pace.The lack of data available in the peer-reviewed literature has hindered a robust understanding of the risks associated with environmental discharge of these products. These emerging unconventional products have already been analyzed for their chemical and physical properties and these data will be used along with some additional analyses to understand their environmental fate and transport. The results of this research will extend beyond publications and presentations and be used to actively engage critical stakeholders. This effort will support a postdoctoral scientist, inform industry and government officials, and provide accessible information to the media, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). By giving the PIs cause to interact outside their peer group, this research will also allow them to learn about the interests and needs of others and improve bidirectional communication between academia and other stakeholders.