Environment Canada Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Database
Evaluation and characterization of physical properties, chemical composition and behavior of petroleum products is crucial to predict environmental behaviour in the event of spills. This information can inform the prediction and modeling of fate and behavior of the oils in different environmental conditions. Good models of oil and petroleum products fate and behaviours are essential for spill preparedness planning, environmental effects and impact assessments, and choosing response and countermeasure strategies for the cleaning of spills.
This database is a collection of physical properties, chemical compositions and simulated environmental behaviors of unrefined crude oils and refined petroleum products (including diesels, biodiesels, crude oils, intermediate and fuel oils, bitumen and diluted bitumen). The primary data source is measurement by the Emergencies Science and Technologies Section (ESTS) of Environment and Climate Change Canada, from oils gathered from diverse locations in North America and other parts of world. When applicable, the petroleum products were weathered by simulated evaporation weathering method in the ESTS lab to produce samples at different weathering states (light, moderately, heavily and very heavily weathered), followed by analyses based on American standard test methods (when available) or in-house methods.
Suggested Citation: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment Canada Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2021.
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Metadata Record Information
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- bbe47635-805a-4580-a98d-9674e5b0c3de XML
- Date Stamp
- 2021-06-01T14:10:40
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eng; CAN
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- Dataset
http://ec.gc.ca
Data identification
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-03-31
- Date (Publication)
- 2017-04-04
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- On going
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eng; CAN
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- Environment
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- As needed
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Petroleum products; diesel; biodiesel; crude oils; intermediate fuel oil; heavy fuel oil; bunker C; bitumen; diluted bitumen;dilbit; physical properties; chemical composition; fate and behavior; oil spill; spill modeling; evaporation; weathering state;weathered; mass loss; density; viscosity; flash point; pour point, interfacial tension; surface tension; adhesion; sulfurcontent; water content; emulsion; chemical dispersibility; boiling point; simulated distillation; SIMDIS; benzene; toluene;ethylbenzene; xylene; BTEX; total petroleum hydrocarbon; TPH; petroleum hydrocarbons; PHC; hydrocarbon content; SARA; saturates;aromatics; resins; asphaltenes; wax content; alkanes; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; polyaromatic hydrocarbons; PAH; alkylatedPAH; aPAH; terpenes; hopanes; steranes; tri-aromatic steranes; biomarkers; countermeasure; dispersant effectiveness; refining,transportation, distribution, operation; clean-up
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Pollution and Waste
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Business Functions
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Expand Scientific Knowledge/Develop New Methodologies for Identifying, Monitoring and Managing Hazardous Substances and Waste
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Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Emergency preparedness
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external.theme.EC_Branch
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Science and Technology Branch
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external.theme.EC_Directorate
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Water Science and Technology
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Unclassified
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )
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- Unrestricted
- Use Constraints
- Unrestricted
- Begin Date
- 2000-01-01
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Ref. system Reference Systems
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- EPSG / 4326 /
Distribution
http://ec.gc.ca
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