AuthorFingas, Mervin F
TitleThe basics of oil spill cleanup / Merv Fingas ; edited by Jennifer Charles
Imprint Boca Raton, Fla. : Lewis Publishers, c2001
Edition 2nd ed
Descript 233 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

Oil Spills: Why Do They Happen and How Often?--Response to Oil Spills--Types of Oil and their Properties--Behaviour of Oil in the Environment--Detection, Analysis, and Remote Sensing of Oil Spills--Containment on Water--Oil Recovery on Water--Separation and Disposal--Spill-treating Agents--In-situ Burning--Shoreline Cleanup and Restoration--Oil Spills on Land--Effects of Oil Spills on the Environment


SUBJECT

  1. Oil spills
  2. Oil spills -- Canada
  3. Charles
  4. Jennifer

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management LibraryTD427.P4 F55 2001 CHECK SHELVES