Oil Spill Prevention and Cleanup Techniques

The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.7 to 8.8 million tons of oil are released into the 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 used for identifying and eliminating spills before they occur and developing 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 used to clean up shorelines. Also included are the fate and effects of oil spills and means to assess damage.

- Covers spill dynamics and behaviour

- Definitive guide to spill treating agents

- Complete coverage of cleanup techniques

- Includes fate and effects of oil spills and means to assess damage