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The basics of oil spill cleanup / Merv Fingas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fingas, Mervin F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oil pollution of the sea--Environmental aspects--North America.
- Oil pollution of the sea.
- Oil spills--Cleanup.
- Oil spills.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, c2013.
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Introduction; 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 - Containment 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 RestorationChapter 12 - Oil Spills on Land; Chapter 13 - Effects of Oil Spills on the Environment; Glossary; Reading for Further Information; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-04-005718-7
- 0-429-10802-8
- 1-62870-687-2
- 1-4398-6247-8
- 9780429108020
- OCLC:
- 823719651
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