Oil Spill Science and Technology
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Oil Spill Science and Technology

  1. 1,192 pages
  2. English
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Oil Spill Science and Technology

About this book

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 water chief among them. This reference will provide scientists, engineers and practitioners with the latest methods use for identify and eliminating spills before they occur and develop the best available techniques, equipment and materials for dealing with oil spills in every environment. Topics covered include: spill dynamics and behaviour, spill treating agents, and cleanup techniques such as: in situ burning, mechanical containment or recovery, chemical and biological methods and physical methods are used to clean up shorelines. Also included are the fate and effects of oil spills and means to assess damage. - Covers spill dynamics and behaviour - Definitive guide to spill treating agents - Complete coverage of cleanup techniques - Includes fate and effects of oil spills and means to assess damage

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Yes, you can access Oil Spill Science and Technology by Mervin Fingas, Mervin Fingas,Merv Fingas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Front Matter
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. About the Contributors
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Spill Occurrences: A World Overview
  9. Chapter 3. Introduction to Oil Chemistry and Properties
  10. Chapter 4. Measurement of Oil Physical Properties
  11. Chapter 5. Introduction to Oil Chemical Analysis
  12. Chapter 6. Oil Spill Remote Sensing: A Review
  13. Chapter 7. Laser Fluorosensors
  14. Chapter 8. Introduction to Spill Modeling
  15. Chapter 9. Evaporation Modeling
  16. Chapter 10. Models for Water-in-Oil Emulsion Formation
  17. Chapter 11. Oil Spill Trajectory Forecasting Uncertainty and Emergency Response
  18. Chapter 12. Physical Spill Countermeasures
  19. Chapter 13. Weather Effects on Oil Spill Countermeasures
  20. 13.1. Introduction
  21. 13.2. Review of Literature on Spill Countermeasures and Weather
  22. 13.3. Development of Models for Effectiveness of Countermeasures
  23. 13.4. Overview of Weather Limitations
  24. 13.5. Summary and Conclusions
  25. Chapter 14. Spill-Treating Agents
  26. Chapter 15. Oil Spill Dispersants: A Technical Summary
  27. 15.1. Introduction
  28. 15.2. The Basic Physics and Chemistry of Dispersants
  29. 15.3. The Basic Nature of Dispersions or Oil-in-Water Emulsions
  30. 15.4. Effectiveness
  31. 15.5. Monitoring
  32. 15.6. Physical Studies
  33. 15.7. Toxicity
  34. 15.8. Biodegradation
  35. 15.9. Other Information
  36. 15.10. Summary and Conclusions
  37. Chapter 16. A Practical Guide to Chemical Dispersion for Oil Spills
  38. Chapter 17. Procedures for the Testing and Approval of Oil Spill Treatment Products in the United Kingdom—What They Are and Considerations for Development
  39. Chapter 18. Formulation Changes in Oil Spill Dispersants: Are They Toxicologically Significant?
  40. Chapter 19. Environment Canada's Methods for Assessing Oil Spill Treating Agents
  41. Chapter 20. The United States Environmental Protection Agency: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Subpart J Product Schedule (40 Code of Federal Regulations 300.900)
  42. Chapter 21. Surface-Washing Agents or Beach Cleaners
  43. Chapter 22. Review of Solidifiers
  44. Chapter 23. An Overview of In-Situ Burning
  45. 23.1. Introduction
  46. 23.2. An Overview of in-situ Burning
  47. 23.3. Assessment of Feasibility of Burning
  48. 23.4. Equipment—Selection, Deployment, and Operation
  49. 23.5. Possible Spill Situations
  50. 23.6. Post-burn Actions
  51. 23.7. Health and Safety Precautions during Burning
  52. Chapter 24. Shoreline Countermeasures
  53. Chapter 25. Automated Assessment and Data Management
  54. Chapter 26. Submerged Oil
  55. Chapter 27. Effects of Oil in the Environment
  56. Chapter 28. Introduction to Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Response Initiation
  57. Chapter 29. The Role of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited
  58. Chapter 30. Safety Issues at Spills
  59. Chapter 31. Natural Resource Damage Assessment
  60. Chapter 32. Seafood Safety and Oil Spills
  61. Chapter 33. The Torrey Canyon Oil Spill, 1967
  62. Chapter 34. The Ekofisk Bravo Blowout, 1977
  63. Chapter 35. The Sea Empress Oil Spill, 1996
  64. Chapter 36. The Braer Oil Spill, 1993
  65. Chapter 37. 1991 Gulf War Oil Spill
  66. Chapter 38. Tanker SOLAR 1 Oil Spill, Guimaras, Philippines: Impacts and Response Challenges
  67. Conversions
  68. Index