The basics of oil spill cleanup

"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 po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Fingas, Mervin F.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
Edition3rd ed.
Subjects
Oil spills > Cleanup.
Oil pollution of the sea > Environmental aspects > North America.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of 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.

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