Oil in the Sea
eBook - PDF

Oil in the Sea

Inputs, Fates, and Effects

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  1. 620 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Oil in the Sea

Inputs, Fates, and Effects

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About this book

This comprehensive volume follows up and expands on an earlier National Academy of Sciences book. It is the result of an intensive multidisciplinary effort to assess the problems relating to petroleum-derived hydrocarbons in the marine environment. Specifically, it examines the inputs, analytical methods, fates, and effects of petroleum in the marine environment. The section on effects has been expanded significantly, reflecting the extensive scientific effort put forth in determining the effects of petroleum on marine organisms. Other topics discussed include petroleum contamination in specific geographical areas, the potential hazards of this contamination to human health, the impact of oil-related activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the potential impact of petroleum on fisheries.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1985
eBook ISBN
9780309557603
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Oil in the Sea
  2. Copyright
  3. Study Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Executive Summary
  8. 1 Chemical Composition of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Sources
  9. 2 Inputs
  10. 3 Chemical and Biological Methods
  11. Part A Chemical Methods
  12. Part B Biological Methods
  13. 4 Fates
  14. 5 Effects
  15. Appendix A Impact of Some Major Spills (Spill Case Histories)
  16. Appendix B Abbreviated Terms
  17. Appendix C Public Meeting Participants, November 13, 1980, Washington, D.C.
  18. Index