Using oil spill dispersants on the sea - National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants (Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989)
Dispersibility of Oil -- Spill Size and Configuration -- Aerial Spraying Strategy -- Other Strategies -- Command and Control -- Weather -- 6 Technical Basis of Decision Making -- FINDINGS FROM PREVIOUS CHAPTERS -- TECHNICAL QUESTIONS -- Response Options -- Environmental Considerations -- Other Factors That Affect Decision Making -- Weather Conditions -- ADVANCE PLANNING -- DECISION SCHEMES -- U.S. EPA Oil Spill Response Decision Tree -- API Decision Diagram -- SLR Dispersant Decision-Making Workbook -- State of Alaska Dispersant-Use Guidelines -- Comparison of Decision-Making Diagrams -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY -- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- Toxicity of Dispersants -- Toxicity of Dispersed Oils -- Biodegradation -- ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- BIRDS AND MAMMALS -- TECHNIQUES, LOGISTICS, AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING -- References -- SOURCES OF UNPUBLISHED DATA AND PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Dispersant Products Information -- Appendix B Case Studies -- Torrey Canyon, 1967 -- Main Pass Block 41, Platform C, 1972 -- Eleni V, 1978 -- Hasbah 6, 1978 -- Ixtoc I, 1979-1980 -- Betelguese, 1979 -- Puerto Rican, 1984 -- Appendix C Conversion Factors -- Glossary and Acronyms -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index.
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Keywords: Oil pollution of the sea; Dispersing agents; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects; Dispersing agents -- Environmental aspects; Pollution marine par les hydrocarbures; Dispersants; Déversements de pétrole -- Aspect de l'environnement.; Dispersants -- Aspect de l'environnement.; dispersing agent; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Dispersing agents; Dispersing agents -- Environmental aspects; Oil pollution of the sea; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects