Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects
Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects
Ocean Studies Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council
NAS Press | 2005 | ISBN: 030909562X 0309547938 9780309095624 | 397 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Ocean Studies Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council
NAS Press | 2005 | ISBN: 030909562X 0309547938 9780309095624 | 397 pages | PDF | 16 MB
This volume reviews the adequacy of existing information and ongoing research regarding the effectiveness of dispersants as an oil spill response technique, as well as the effect of dispersed oil on marine and coastal ecosystems.
The book includes recommended steps for policy makers faced with making hard choices regarding the use of dispersants as part of spill contingency planning efforts or during actual spills.
Brief Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Making Decisions about Dispersant Use
3 Dispersant-Oil Interactions and Effectiveness Testing
4 Transport and Fate
5 Toxicological Effects of Dispersants and Dispersed Oil
6 Research Priorities to Support Dispersant Use Decisionmaking
References
Appendixes
A: Committee and Staff Biographies
B: Dispersant Authorizations
C: Acronyms
D: Definitions and Unit Conversions
E: Analysis of the Sensitivity of Dispersed Oil Behavior to Various Processes
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