| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 266 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Oil Spills: Why Do They Happen and How Often? -- Chapter 2. Response to Oil Spills -- Chapter 3. Types of Oil and Their Properties -- Chapter 4. Behavior of Oil in the Environment -- Chapter 5. Analysis, Detection, and Remote Sensing of Oil Spills -- Chapter 6. ontainment on Water -- Chapter 7. Oil Recovery on Water -- Chapter 8. Separation, Pumping, Decontamination, and Disposal -- Chapter 9. Spill-Treating Agents -- Chapter 10. In-Situ Burning -- Chapter 11. Shoreline Cleanup and Restoration -- Chapter 12. Oil Spills on Land -- Chapter 13. Effects of Oil Spills on the Environment -- Glossary -- Reading for Further Information |
| Summary |
"An examination of pollution caused by crude oils and petroleum products derived from them, this book covers how oil spills are measured and detected and discusses the properties of the oil as well as its long-term fate in the environment. This third edition contains a new chapter devoted to pollution effects on wildlife. It focuses on the cleanup of oil spills that occur in water, since these spills spread most rapidly and cause the most visible environmental damage. It also includes coverage of the latest technologies as well as recent spills, including the Gulf of Mexico"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Oil spills -- Cleanup.
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Oil pollution of the sea -- Environmental aspects -- North America
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Oil pollution of the sea -- Environmental aspects
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Oil spills -- Cleanup
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North America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012032425 |
| ISBN |
1439862478 |
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9781439862476 |
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9781628706871 |
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1628706872 |
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