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The mitigation of oil spills is an important facet of environmental protection. Understanding oil spills is a first step toward preventing and minimizing their damage to the environment. This compilation presents several of the current studies related to such an understanding of oil spills and the environment.This book is a compilation of 14 papers presenting new developments in the field of oil spills, giving insight into the rapidly changing world of oil spill studies and technology. The 14 papers included cover topics varying from risk analysis to oil spill remote sensing. Broadly categorized, included are six papers on modeling, four papers on remote sensing, three papers on risk assessment, and one paper on oil spill countermeasures. Each paper presents a unique insight into a facet of oil spill research and technology. The authors of these papers represent many different countries and affiliations around the world.

Oil spills. --- Oilspills --- Environmental disasters --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of the sea

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Oil spills --- Chemical spills --- Cleanup --- Environmental aspects --- Spills, Chemical --- Oilspills --- Chemicals --- Pollution --- Environmental disasters --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of the sea --- Accidents

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"U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills."--Publisher's description.

Oil spills --- Oilspills --- Environmental disasters --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of the sea --- Prevention. --- Research --- Arctic Regions. --- Arctic --- Arctic Ocean Region --- Far North --- The Arctic --- Polar regions

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Electronic books. -- local. --- Oil spills -- Environmental aspects. --- Oil spills -- United States. --- Oil spills and wildlife. --- Oil spills. --- Petroleum -- Physiological effect. --- Oil spills --- Oil spills and wildlife --- Petroleum --- Environmental Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental aspects --- Physiological effect --- Environmental aspects. --- Physiological effect. --- Oilspills --- Wildlife and oil spills --- Environmental disasters --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of the sea --- Wildlife conservation

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In January 1990, New York Harbor suffered a major oil spill when an underwater pipe at an Exxon refinery leaked into the Arthur Kill, the fifteen-mile strait that runs between New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. The waterway is home to herons and egrets, fiddler crabs and sea turtles, and a favorite place for recreational fishing, bird-watching, hiking, and boating. It is also lined with refineries and a busy corridor for oil tankers. Because this industrial activity posed such a threat to the fragile ecosystem, biologists had been monitoring the region's water, soil, vegetation, and wildlife for some time before the oil spill. Thus, we have before-and-after data about the habitat - the only oil spill anywhere for which this is true. This unique book discusses the human consequences of the oil spill as well as providing detailed studies of its effects on the plants and animals of the Arthur Kill. Biologists, environmentalists, lawyers, and officials worldwide will find this book an essential guide to dealing with - and possibly preventing - future environmental disasters.

Oil spills and wildlife --- Oil spills --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Petroleum contamination of rivers, harbors, etc. --- Oil pollution of water --- Oilspills --- Environmental disasters --- Oil pollution of the sea --- Wildlife and oil spills --- Wildlife conservation --- Environmental aspects --- Exxon Corporation. --- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey --- Exxon Mobil Corporation --- Mobil Corporation