The basics of oil spill cleanup /

• Main Author: Fingas, Mervin F., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2012.
• Edition: Third edition.
• Subjects: Oil spills > Cleanup.; Oil pollution of the sea > Environmental aspects > North America.; SCIENCE > Environmental Science.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.; Oil pollution of the sea > Environmental aspects.; North America.; Electronic books.
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"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...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1.
• Chapter 10.
• Chapter 9.
• Chapter 8.
• Chapter 7.
• Chapter 6.
• Chapter 5.
• Chapter 4.
• Chapter 3.
• Chapter 2.
• Reading for Further Information.
• Glossary
• Chapter 13.
• Chapter 12.
• Chapter 11.
• Response to Oil Spills
• Types of Oil and Their Properties
• Behavior of Oil in the Environment
• Analysis, Detection, and Remote Sensing of Oil Spills
• ontainment on Water
• Oil Recovery on Water
• Separation, Pumping, Decontamination, and Disposal
• Spill-Treating Agents
• In-Situ Burning
• Oil Spills: Why Do They Happen and How Often?
• Shoreline Cleanup and Restoration
• Oil Spills on Land
• Effects of Oil Spills on the Environment