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 Behaviour of Oil in the Environment -- chapter 5 Detection, Analysis, and Remote Sensing of Oil Spills -- chapter 6 Containment on Water -- chapter 7 Oil Recovery on Water -- chapter 8 Separation 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.