“Honolulu molasses spill”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In September 2013, 1,400 tons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor. The spill was discovered on 9 September 2013.^[1] It was caused by a faulty pipe, for which the shipping company Matson Navigation Co. took responsibility.^[1] Molasses is an unregulated product, and neither Matson nor government officials had a contingency plan to respond to a molasses spill.^[1] Natural currents and weather were expected to eventually dilute and flush the molasses out of the harbor and a nearby lagoon.^[2]

Divers in the harbor area reported that all sea life in the area was killed by the molasses, which instantly sank to the bottom of the harbor and caused widespread de-oxygenation.^[3]^[4]^[5] Members of various coral species were injured or killed, and more than 26,000 fish and members of other marine species suffocated and died.^[1]

The Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. on Maui produces molasses from sugar cane, and ships it to the mainland to be processed and sold. Matson had been transporting molasses from Honolulu Harbor for 30 years and at the time was shipping it about once a week.^[6]

Follow-up

On September 20, 2013, the Hawaii Department of Transportation issued an order that all businesses which pump products through port pipelines must provide the state with documentation about pipeline inspections and spill response plans. Previously no such reporting had been required.^[7] Since such spills are almost impossible to clean up, the plan focuses on prevention and early detection, with regular inspections of pipelines and hourly monitoring of transmission operations.^[8]

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite news|url=http://thegardenisland.com/news/state-and-regional/hawaii-still-assessing-impact-of-molasses-spill/article_7e40f2b7-0f49-5902-9104-15a6fec58706.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20131011225621/http://thegardenisland.com/news/state-and-regional/hawaii-still-assessing-impact-of-molasses-spill/article_7e40f2b7-0f49-5902-9104-15a6fec58706.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |title=Hawaii still assessing impact of molasses spill |date=October 10, 2013 |work=The Garden Island |accessdate=October 11, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130917-molasses-oil-spill-hawaii-honolulu-cleanup/ |title=Hawaii Molasses Spill: Better or Worse Than Oil? |last=Basu |first=Tanya |date=September 17, 2013 |magazine=National Geographic |accessdate=October 11, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Pearce |first=Matt |title=Molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor poses calamity for marine life |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-honolulu-molasses-20130914,0,3053812.story |accessdate=September 14, 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 13, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Thousands of fish dying as 1,400 tons of molasses ooze into Honolulu harbor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/12/hawaii-honolulu-molasses-spill-fish-dying |accessdate=September 14, 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 12, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite news |last=Memmott |first=Mark |title=Massive Molasses Spill Devastates Honolulu Marine Life |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/12/221709158/massive-molasses-spill-devastates-honolulu-marine-life |accessdate=September 14, 2013 |work=National Public Radio |date=September 12, 2013}}
6. ^¹²{{cite news |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/21/20615693-pipe-had-leak-months-before-hawaii-molasses-spill?lite |title=Pipe had leak months before Hawaii molasses spill |last=McMavoy |first=Audrey |date=September 21, 2013 |work=NBC News |accessdate=October 11, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2013/10/18/20184-hawaii-harbor-officials-tell-port-businesses-to-provide-response-plans/ |title=Hawaii Harbor Officials Tell Port Businesses to Provide Response Plans |last=Grube |first=Nick |date=October 18, 2013 |work=Honolulu Civil Beat |accessdate=November 25, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2013/11/13/20382-new-molasses-spill-response-plan-concedes-environmental-danger/ |title=New Molasses Spill Response Plan Concedes Environmental Danger |last=Grube |first=Nick |date=November 13, 2013 |work=Honolulu Civil Beat |accessdate=November 25, 2013}}