Oil in the sea : inputs, fates, and effects / Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update, Board on Ocean Science and Policy, Ocean Sciences Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil pollution of the sea.

Oil spills--Environmental aspects.

Oil spills.

Offshore oil well drilling--Environmental aspects.

Offshore oil well drilling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 601 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 INTRODUCTION; 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 4 1. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON SOURCES; 5 2. INPUTS; 6 3. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL METHODS; 7 Part A: Chemical Methods; 8 Part B: Biological Methods; 9 4. FATES; 10 5. EFFECTS; 11 APPENDIX A: Impact of Some Major Spills (Spill Case Histories); 12 APPENDIX B: Abbreviated Terms; 13 APPENDIX C: Public Meeting Participants, November 13, 1980, Washington, D.C; 14 INDEX

Notes:

Updates: Petroleum in the marine environment / Workshop on Inputs, Fates, and the Effects of Petroleum in the Marine Environment. Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 1975.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contains:

Petroleum in the marine environment.

ISBN:

1-280-24571-9

9786610245710

0-309-55760-7

0-585-16847-4

OCLC:

726823067