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Dispersants & well containment : assessing spill response capability / Colton Adams and Edward J. Coombs, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dispersing agents--Effectiveness.
- Dispersing agents.
- Oil spills--Cleanup--United States.
- Oil spills.
- Oil spills--Containment--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (107 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When an oil spill occurs in coastal waters of the United States, responders have several options for managing the environmental impacts of the spill, including the use of chemical dispersants and well containment. Dispersants do not reduce the total amount of oil entering the environment; rather, they help break down oil into small droplets that can more easily mix into the water below the surface, increasing biodegradation rates and potentially decreasing the impact of spilled oil on the shoreline. However, because chemical dispersants promote the movement of oil below the surface, their use exposes the underwater environment and the ocean floor to more of the spilled oil, where it may also have harmful effects. This book examines and assesses new spill response capabiities and technologies, with a focus on dispersants and well containment.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 24, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-62257-665-9
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