Observations of fuel transport on sea ice from two fuel release events, with relevance to site assessment and closure

Two conditions primarily affected fuel migration, extent of sea ice contamination, and incident fuel recovery in the large-scale fuel releases: 1) sea ice age and associated properties and 2) the amount of snow coverage and handling of contaminated snow at the site(s). Sea ice core samples analyzed for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) concentration were used to determine the extent of fuel infiltration and contamination to the sea ice.