The IDAEA researcher Jordi Dachs participates in this conference organized by the National Academy of Sciences, USA, in the specific section "ocean sciences", to provide scientific evidence and advice on oil and hydrocarbons in the sea. Language of the event: English
The IDAEA researcher Jordi Dachs participates in the conference “Oil in the Sea IV: Inputs, Fates, and Effects” organized by the National Academy of Sciences, USA, in the specific section “ocean sciences”.
Following Dachs’ main lines of research, he is the external advisor in a report developed by the Academy about oil and hydrocarbon in the sea.
Agenda:
Please note all times are Eastern Standard Times (6 hours less that European Central Time (CET), so it will start at 17:30h CET)
11:30 AM
Welcome and Overview of the Day – Kirsi Tikka, Committee Chair
11:40 AM
Inputs: Atmospheric Deposition – Jordi Dachs, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
12:20 PM
Natural Resource Damage Assessments: successes and challenges – Greg Challenger, Polaris Applied Sciences
1:00 PM BREAK
1:30 PM
Oil and Gas Overview, Offshore Mexico – Porfirio Alvarez-Torres, Consortium of Marine Research Institutions of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
2:30 PM
Case Study: Deepwater Horizon – Inputs, Fates and Effects – Committee Members: Scott Socolofsky, John Farrington, Julia Fought, Nancy Rabalais, Michael Ziccardi
3:45 PM
Close Meeting and Adjourn – Ed Levine, Committee Vice-Chair
More information and registration on this link
