The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.7 to 8.8 million tons of oil are released into world's water every year, of which more than 70% is directly related to human activities. The effects of these spills are all too apparent: dead wildlife, oil covered marshlands and contaminated water chief among them. This reference will provide scientists, engineers and practitioners with the latest methods use for identify and eliminating spills before they occur and develop the best available techniques, equipment and materials for dealing with oil spills in every environment. Topics covered include: spill dynamics and behaviour, spill treating agents, and cleanup techniques such as: in situ burning, mechanical containment or recovery, chemical and biological methods and physical methods are used to clean up shorelines. Also included are the fate and effects of oil spills and means to assess damage.
- ISBN10 1856179443
- ISBN13 9781856179447
- Publish Date 3 December 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
- Imprint Gulf Professional Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 1192
- Language English