Chapter 5. Accidental Oil Spills Behavior and Control
- Myer Kutz2,
- Ali Elkamel3
Published Online: 1 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470432747.ch5
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production
Additional Information
How to Cite
Riazi, M.R. (2009) Accidental Oil Spills Behavior and Control, in Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production (eds M. Kutz and A. Elkamel), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470432747.ch5
Editor Information
- 2
Delmar, NY, USA
- 3
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Publication History
- Published Online: 1 DEC 2009
- Published Print: 11 NOV 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470233016
Online ISBN: 9780470432747
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- accidental oil spills behavior and control;
- major oil spills of the world;
- oil spill or oil slick and oil release into sea and land;
- oil spills, monitored by geographic information system (GIS);
- modeling and simulation of oil spills behavior
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Nature of Oil Spills
Major Oil Spills in the World
Oil Spill Reporting and Response Programs
Oil Spill Monitoring
Fate and Behavior of Oil Spill
Cleanup Operations
Modeling and Simulation of Oil Spills Behavior
Summary and Conclusions
References