Oil spill science and technology prevention, response, and clean up

The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.7 to 8.8 million tons of oil are released into world's water every year, of which more than 70% is directly related to human activities. The effects of these spills are all too apparent: dead wildlife, oil covered marshlands and contaminated wate...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Fingas, Mervin F.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Burlington, MA : Gulf Professional Pub./Elsevier, c2011.
Subjects
Oil spills > Prevention.
Oil spills > Cleanup.
Oil spills > Management.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781856179430
9781856179447
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxxi, 1156 p.) : ill., maps.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction and the Oil Spill Problem
  • 2 Risk Analysis and Prevention
  • 3 Types of Oils and Their Properties
  • 4 Oil Analysis and Remote Sensing
  • 5. Behaviour of Oil in the Environment
  • 6 Physical Spill Countermeasures on Water
  • 7 Treating Agents
  • 8 In situ Burning
  • 9 Shoreline Countermeasures
  • 10 Separation and Disposal
  • 11 Spills on land
  • 12 Assessment
  • 13 Oil Biodegradation
  • 14 Arctic Spills and Cleanup
  • 15 Effects of Oil in the Environment
  • 16 Contingency Planning and Command
  • 17 Specific Case Studies.

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