Table 10. Impact considerations for berthing facilities, oil refineries, 

 platform fabrication yards, and processing facilities for onshore support for 

 OCS oil and gas development in Northwest Florida (adapted from New England 

 River Basin Commission 1976b). 



Facility 



Pollution/economic requirements 



Berthing facility 

 Type of pollution 

 Air emissions 



Wastewater 



Economic base 



Labor 



Wages 



Capital investment 

 Oil refineries 

 Type of pollution 



Air emissions 



Wastewater 



Economic base 

 Labor 

 Wages 

 Capital investment 



Hydrocarbon 

 Carbon monoxide 



Oil and grease 



High biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) 



High chemical oxygen demand (COD) 



25-75 jobs 



$500,000-$l,000,000/year 

 $15 million-$50 million 



Ammonia, aldehydes, carbon monoxide, 



hydrocarbon, particulates, sulfur oxides 



Acids and caustics, floating and dissolved 

 oil, dissolved solids, dissolved organics, 

 cyanide, chonnate 



200-600 jobs 



$6 million-$10 million/year 



$5 million-$250 million 



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