Title:
The basics of oil spill cleanup
Author:
Fingas, Mervin F.
ISBN:
9781439862476
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
xx, 266 p. : col. ill.
Contents:
1. Oil spills : why do they happen and how often? -- 2. Response to oil spills -- 3. Types of oil and their properties -- 4. Behavior of oil in the environment -- 5. Analysis, detection, and remote sensing of oil spills -- 6. Containment on water -- 7. Oil recovery on water -- 8. Separation, pumping, decontamination, and disposal -- 9. Spill-treating agents -- 10. In-situ burning -- 11. Shoreline cleanup and restoration -- 12. Oil spills on land -- 13. Effects of oil spills on the environment.
Abstract:
"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.
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