Book description
Oil Spill Science and Technology, Second Edition, delivers a multi-contributed view on the entire chain of oil-spill related topics from oil properties and behaviors, to remote sensing through the management side of contingency planning and communicating oil spill risk perceptions.
Completely new case studies are included with special attention to the Deepwater Horizon event, covering the impacts of wetlands and sand beaches, a mass balance approach, and the process for removing petroleum chemicals still trapped near Alabama beaches. Other new information on lingering oil left behind from the Exxon Valdez spill, the emergency system used in the Prestige incident, and coverage on the Heibei Spirit spill in Korea are also included.
This updated edition combines technology with case studies to identify the current state of knowledge surrounding oil spills that will encourage additional areas of research that are left to uncover in this critical sector of the oil and gas industry.
- Updated with new chapters on risk analysis and communication, contingency planning, restoration, and case studies
- Supported with technological advances evolved from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil tragedy and events in the Arctic/Antarctic
- Multi-contributed from various industry experts to provide an extensive background in technical equipment and worldwide procedures used today
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Oil Spills and Risk Perceptions
- Chapter 2. Quantification of Oil Spill Risk
- Chapter 3. Oil Physical Properties: Measurement and Correlation
- Chapter 4. Chemical Fingerprints of Crude Oils and Petroleum Products
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Chapter 5. Oil Spill Remote Sensing
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Atmospheric Properties
- 5.3. Oil Interaction With Light and Electronic Waves
- 5.4. Visible Indications of Oil
- 5.5. Optical Sensors
- 5.6. Laser Fluorosensors
- 5.7. Microwave Sensors
- 5.8. Slick Thickness Determination
- 5.9. Integrated Airborne Sensor Systems
- 5.10. Satellite Remote Sensing
- 5.11. Oil Under Ice Detection
- 5.12. Underwater Detection and Tracking
- 5.13. Small Remote-Controlled Aircraft
- 5.14. Real-Time Displays and Printers
- 5.15. Routine Surveillance
- 5.16. Future Trends
- 5.17. Recommendations
- Chapter 6. Oil Spill Detection Using Space-Borne Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery
- Chapter 7. Laser Fluorosensors
- Chapter 8. Introduction to Spill Modeling
- Chapter 9. Physical Spill Countermeasures on Water—Response in Fast Currents
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Chapter 10. In Situ Burning: An Update
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. An Overview of In Situ Burning
- 10.3. Detailed Science
- 10.4. Burn Emissions
- 10.5. Assessment of Feasibility of Burning
- 10.6. Burning on Water
- 10.7. Burning on Land and Wetlands
- 10.8. Burning in or on Ice
- 10.9. Equipment—Selection, Deployment, and Operation
- 10.10. Final Recovery of Residue
- 10.11. Possible Spill Situations
- 10.12. Postburn Actions
- 10.13. Health and Safety Precautions During Burning
- Chapter 11. Shoreline Countermeasures
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Chapter 12. Bioremediation of Oil Spills on Land
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Brief Overview of Bioremediation Techniques for Land Oil Spills
- 12.3. Key Organisms Involved in Biodegradation of Oil Spills on Land
- 12.4. Environmental Factors Affecting Bioremediation
- 12.5. In Situ Bioremediation Strategies
- 12.6. Ex Situ Bioremediation Strategies
- 12.7. Enhanced Bioremediation
- 12.8. Case Study: Kuwait Oil Spill
- 12.9. Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Sunken and Submerged Oil
- Chapter 14. Oil Pollution in Antarctica
- Chapter 15. Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout Mass Balance
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Chapter 16. Assessing the Increase in Background Oil–Contamination Levels Along Alabama's Beaches Resulting From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Study Area
- 16.3. Background Oil Levels in Alabama's Beaches Prior to the Arrival of DWH Oil Spill
- 16.4. State of Alabama's Beaches During Active Oil Deposition Period (From June 2010 to August 2010)
- 16.5. State of Alabama's Beaches During the Cleanup Period (August 2010 to June 2013)
- 16.6. State of Alabama's Beaches During Post-cleanup Period (2013–14)
- 16.7. Post-cleanup Surveys Completed From 2015 to 2016
- 16.8. Laboratory Studies: Chemical Characterization of DWH Oil Spill Residues
- 16.9. Discussion
- 16.10. Conclusions
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 17. Remote Sensing of Oil Slicks for the Deepwater Horizon Damage Assessment
- Chapter 18. The Hebei Spirit Oil Spill, 2007
- Chapter 19. Health Aspects of the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill
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Chapter 20. Recent Studies on the Effects of Oil
- 20.1. Introduction
- 20.2. Some Historical Background
- 20.3. Oil and Fish: A Paradigm Shift
- 20.4. Fish Studies Post–Deepwater Horizon
- 20.5. Marine Mammals and Oil: Early Studies
- 20.6. The Exxon Valdez and Killer Whales: Circumstantial but Compelling
- 20.7. Dolphins and the Deepwater Horizon: “Uncommon Disease Conditions”
- 20.8. Oil and Sea Turtles: Known Risk but Little Information
- 20.9. Conclusion
- Conversions
- Index
Product information
- Title: Oil Spill Science and Technology, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2016
- Publisher(s): Gulf Professional Publishing
- ISBN: 9780128110966
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