Abstract
ABSTRACT On February 15, 1978, sabotage of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Fairbanks resulted in a large terrestrial crude oil spill. Rapid response of trained personnel limited the spread of oil to an area of 2.1 acres. A 63-day cleanup effort led to the recovery of most of the crude oil which was later re-injected into the pipeline system at three different locations. The remaining crude was subsequently burned at the spill site and the area was fertilized. The intent of this paper is to examine the implementation of the pipeline oil spill contingency plan for that area and the associated problems in and advantages of dealing with oil recovery under typical northern latitude winter conditions.
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