API PUBL 4700-2001

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Primer For Evaluating Ecological Risk at Petroleum Release Sites

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
API	2001	52

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Description

The purpose of this document is to help site or facility managers acting as site investigators decide how and to what degree they should address ecological risks that may result from a petroleum products release. This prime; focuses on "downstream" operations related to the transportation, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products. Evaluation of ecological risk is becoming an increasingly important input when making environmental risk management decisions. Human health risk, cost, availability and effectiveness of remedial technology, and stakeholder concerns (e.g., property owners, property users, and local community members) are examples of other elements that must be considered. To assist in evaluating ecological risk at petroleum release sites, this primer:

1.Briefly describes the ecological risk assessment process

2.Provides guidance on a tiered process's initial steps— preliminary evaluation— that identify the nature and extent of ecological risk at a release site.

Spills or hydrocarbon releases may occur during downstream operations.

Under no circumstances does this guidance contradict the spill reporting and response requirements under various Federal and state statutes and regulations.

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