Oil in the sea III : inputs, fates, and effects

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.1/6833
• Soggetto topico: Oil pollution of the sea; Oil pollution of the sea - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: "Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, Ocean Studies Board and Marine Board, Divisions of Earth and Life Studies and Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding The Risk -- 3 Input of Oil to the Sea -- 4 Behavior and Fate of Oil -- 5 Biological Effects of Oil Releases -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Definitions and Conversions -- C Natural Seepage of Crude Oil into the Marine Environment -- D Oil and Gas Extraction -- E Inputs of Petroleum Hydrocarbons into the Oceans Due to Transportation Activities -- F Inputs into the Sea from Recreational Marine Vessels -- G Spills from Coastal Facilities -- H Atmospheric Deposition and Air-Sea Exchange of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to the Ocean -- I Estimating Land-based Sources of Oil in the Sea -- J Methods Used To Estimate PAH Loadings to the Marine Environment -- K Regulatory Framework -- Index.
• Altri titoli varianti: Oil in the sea 3; Oil in the sea three
• Titolo autorizzato: Oil in the sea III
• ISBN: 1-280-18369-1; 9786610183692; 0-309-50551-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826823003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II