03213oam 2200649I 450 991046320740332120200520144314.00-429-10802-81-62870-687-21-4398-6247-810.1201/b13686 (CKB)2670000000316822(EBL)1107587(OCoLC)823719651(SSID)ssj0000803475(PQKBManifestationID)11487144(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803475(PQKBWorkID)10810260(PQKB)10148621(MiAaPQ)EBC1107587(CaSebORM)9781439862469(Au-PeEL)EBL1107587(CaPaEBR)ebr10641387(CaONFJC)MIL584744(OCoLC)827884273(EXLCZ)99267000000031682220180331d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe basics of oil spill cleanup /Merv Fingas3rd ed.Boca Raton, Fla. :CRC Press,2013.1 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4398-6246-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Oil Spills: Why Do They Happen and How Often?; Chapter 2 - Response to Oil Spills; Chapter 3 - Types of Oil and Their Properties; Chapter 4 - Behavior of Oil in the Environment; Chapter 5 - Analysis, Detection, and Remote Sensing of Oil Spills; Chapter 6 - Containment on Water; Chapter 7 - Oil Recovery on Water; Chapter 8 - Separation, Pumping, Decontamination, and Disposal; Chapter 9 - Spill-Treating Agents; Chapter 10 - In-Situ BurningChapter 11 - Shoreline Cleanup and RestorationChapter 12 - Oil Spills on Land; Chapter 13 - Effects of Oil Spills on the Environment; Glossary; Reading for Further Information; Back CoverAn 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 pollution effects on wildlife. It focuses on the cleanup of oil spills that occur in water, since these spills spread most rapidly and cause the most visible environmental damage. It also includes coverage of the latest technologies as well as recent spills, including the Gulf of Mexico--Provided by publisher.Oil pollution of the seaEnvironmental aspectsNorth AmericaOil spillsCleanupElectronic books.Oil pollution of the seaEnvironmental aspectsOil spillsCleanup.628.1/6833628.16833Fingas Mervin F.935992MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463207403321The basics of oil spill cleanup2252956UNINA