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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456118103321

Titolo

Spills of nonfloating oils [[electronic resource] ] : risk and response / / Committee on Marine Transportation of Heavy Oils, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c1999

ISBN

0-309-52015-0

0-585-15534-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (87 p.)

Disciplina

628.1/6833

Soggetti

Environmental engineering

Oil spills - Risk assessment

Heavy oil - Environmental aspects

Oil pollution of water

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Transportation of Heavy Oils and the Risk of Spills""; ""2 Behavioral Models and the Resources at Risk""; ""3 Technologies and Techniques""; ""4 Barriers to Effective Response""; ""5 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""APPENDIX B Participants in the Workshop and Meetings""