Oil Spill Environmental Forensics

Fingerprinting and Source Identification

Zhendi Wang, Scott Stout

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2010
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080467733
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Biological Sciences

Oil Spill Environmental Forensics provides a complete view of the various forensic techniques used to identify the source of an oil spill into the environment. The forensic procedures described within represent various methods from scientists throughout the world. The authors explore which analytical and interpretative techniques are best suited for a particular oil spill project. This handy reference also explores the use of these techniques in actual environmental oil spills. Famous incidents discussed include the Exxon Valdez incident in 1989 and the Guanabara Bay, Brazil 2000. The authors chronicle both the successes and failures of the techniques used for each of these events. Dr. Zhendi Wang is a senior research scientist and Head of Oil Spill Research of Environment Canada, working in the oil and toxic chemical spill research field. He has authored over 270 academic publications and won a number of national and international scientific honors and awards. Dr. Wang is a member of American Chemical Society (ACS), the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), and the International Society of Environmental Forensics (ISEF). - International experts show readers the forensic techniques used in oil spill investigations - Provides the theoretical basis and practical applications for investigative techniques - Contains numerous case studies demonstrating proven technique

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Oil Spill Environmental Forensics
• Copyright page
• Biography
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Preface
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Chemical Fingerprinting of Spilled or Discharged Petroleum — Methods and Factors Affecting Petroleum Fingerprints in the Environment
• Chapter 2: Spill Site Investigation in Environmental Forensic Investigations
• Chapter 3: Petroleum Biomarker Fingerprinting for Oil Spill Characterization and Source Identification
• Chapter 4: Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Sulfur Heterocycles for Source Identification
• Chapter 5: Oil Spill Source Identification by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography (GC ¥ GC)
• Chapter 6: Application of Stable Isotope Ratios in Spilled Oil Identification
• Chapter 7: Emerging CEN Methodology for Oil Spill Identification
• Chapter 8: Advantages of Quantitative Chemical Fingerprinting in Oil Spill Source Identification
• Chapter 9: A Multivariate Approach to Oil Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting and Spill Source Identification
• Chapter 10: Chemical Heterogeneity in Modern Marine Residual Fuel Oils
• Chapter 11: Biodegradation of Oil Hydrocarbons and Its Implications for Source Identification
• Chapter 12: Identification of Hydrocarbons in Biological Samples for Source Determination
• Chapter 13: Trajectory Modeling of Marine Oil Spills
• Chapter 14: Oil Spill Remote Sensing: A Forensic Approach
• Chapter 15: Advances in Forensic Techniques for Petroleum Hydrocarbons: The Exxon Valdez Experience
• Chapter 16: Case Study: Oil Spills in the Strait of Malacca, Malaysia
• Chapter 17: Case Study: Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Sources in Guanabara Bay, Brazil
• Index
• Color Plates