Overview
- Current information on selection and efficacy of various oil spill response countermeasures
- Arctic of spill response
- International viewpoint on oil spill response techniques
- Guideline for oil spill countermeasures
- Information on oil spill risk assessment
Part of the book series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (NAPSC)
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International experts in the field of oil spill response, including reprsentatives from 26 NATO countries, participated in a workshop in Canada to discuss their experience in the development and application of current and emerging technologies for oil spill response in the marine environment. These presentations which form the basis of chapters in this book provide a practical viewpoint of methods used to deal with oil spills under the variety of environmental conditions found in the marine environment. In particular, focus is given to the evaluation of oil spill countermeasures for use under arctic conditions in light of anticipated regional increases in marine traffic (e.g. Northwest Passage) and industrial activities (e.g. offshore oil and gas exploration) in the future.
This book provides a timely international perspective on applied research and development, technology transfer, and “lessons learned” from field trials and actual case studies associated with recent spill events. Topics include Preparedness/Contingency Planning, (Eco-terrorism); Oil Spill Fate and Transport (Environmental Persistence, Remote Sensing, modelling, Biodegradation), Biological Effects (Environmental Effects Monitoring and Environmental Risk Assessment); and Operational Response (Containment/Recovery Treating Agents, Shoreline Cleanup, In-situ Burning, Emerging Response Strategies). This book provides a synopsis as to the methods currently employed to deals with spills and an insight on future technologies under development.
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Table of contents (44 papers)
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Front Matter
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Arctic Research Issues
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Oil Spill Countermeasures
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Oil Spill Response: A Global Perspective
Editors: W. F. Davidson, K. Lee, A. Cogswell
Series Title: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8565-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8563-5Published: 08 July 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8564-2Published: 08 July 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8565-9Published: 20 June 2008
Series ISSN: 1874-6519
Series E-ISSN: 1874-6543
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 365
Topics: Pollution, general, Environment, general, Ecotoxicology, Ecology, Popular Science in Nature and Environment, Applied Ecology