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Oil Spills and the Marine Environment




A 1974 report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation which contains papers on the short- and long-term ecological effects of oil pollution and cleanup in marine environments, and on technical aspects of the prevention, control and cleanup of oil spills.

Boesch, Donald F. et al
1974
124 pages


Contents
List Of Table and Figures
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part One the Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution in the Marine Environment
Chapter One Introduction
OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH
Chapter Two Properties of Oil
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS WEATHERING
Chapter Three Effects of Oil on Marine Ecosystems
BIRDS AND MAMMALS FISHES FISHERIES PLANKTON NEUSTON INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS SEABED ORGANISMS WETLANDS SOME SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Chapter Four Effects of Cleanup Techniques
Chapter Five Long-Term Effects
ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY CHRONIC POLLUTION ECOSYSTEM CONTAMINATION
Chapter Six Evaluation
WHAT IS KNOWN FACTORS INFLUENCING SEVERITY OF ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS SHORTCOMINGS OF RESEARCH ON OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH NEEDS SUPPORT OF RESEARCH
Chapter Seven Conclusions
Bibliography
Part Two Technological Aspects of the Prevention, Control, and Cleanup Of Oil Spills
Chapter One Introduction
Footnotes
Chapter Two Spill Prevention
SPILL PREVENTION FROM TANKERS PREVENTION OF SPILLS FROM TANKERS IN PORT SPILL PREVENTION FROM TANKER ACCIDENTS ON THE SEAS SPILL PREVENTION ON OFFSHORE WELLS SPILL PREVENTION FOR PIPELINES
Chapter Three Cleaning Up
TREATING AGENTS OIL POLLUTION CONTROL BARRIERS OIL-SKIMMING DEVICES
Chapter Four Critical Areas in Need of Research
RESEARCH ON SPILL PREVENTION FROM WELLS RESEARCH ON PREVENTION OF PIPELINE RUPTURE RESEARCH ON POLLUTION PREVENTION FROM TANKERS RESEARCH ON OIL POLLUTION CLEANUP AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
Bibliography
Index
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