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Oil Spill Science and Technology
- 3rd Edition - November 1, 2024
- Editor: Mervin Fingas
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 0 3 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 0 2 - 9
Oil Spill Science and Technology, Third Edition delivers a multi-contributed view on the entire chain of oil-spill related topics from oil properties and behaviors to remote se… Read more
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Request a sales quoteOil Spill Science and Technology, Third 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. This new edition compiles information on oil spills from a scientific point of view and with new case studies and examples. This book aims to serve both as an authoritative reference for individuals new to the field who need to understand the depth of science going into the fields of oil spill, recovery, assessment, and analysis, as well as those who have years of experience.
Written by over 24 experts in the field, 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 energy industry.
- Updated with new chapters on: The Deepwater Horizon Spill; Oil Seeps; Processes: MOSSFA, Marine Snow, Tar Ball formation, and more
- 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
- Presents accurate, peer-reviewed topics with thorough literature review
Industry workers in the fields of oil spill, recovery, assessment, analysis; graduate students in oil spill pollution / offshore / environmental studies, Entry-level industry personnel interested in the field of oil spill studies and clean-up, academics in petroleum / offshore engineering, and environmental studies, general readers interested in oil spills
1. Introduction and overviewof oil spills and their clean up
2. Spill incidents an overview
3. Oil Chemistry
4. PAHS
5. Oil type and properties
6. Analysis
7. Oil Behaviour
8. Modelling
9. Detection, tracking and remote sensing
10. Biodegradation
11. Shoreline and cleanup
12. Long Term fate of Oil
13. Oil Spills on Land
14. Effects
15. Case Studies
2. Spill incidents an overview
3. Oil Chemistry
4. PAHS
5. Oil type and properties
6. Analysis
7. Oil Behaviour
8. Modelling
9. Detection, tracking and remote sensing
10. Biodegradation
11. Shoreline and cleanup
12. Long Term fate of Oil
13. Oil Spills on Land
14. Effects
15. Case Studies
- No. of pages: 1100
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443217036
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Mervin Fingas
Mervin Fingas has over 40 years of experience in oil and chemical spill research. Previously, he was Chief of the Emergencies Science Division of Environment Canada for 30 years and is currently working on research in Western Canada. Dr. Fingas has a PhD in Environmental Physics from McGill University, three Masters degrees in chemistry, business, and mathematics - all from the University of Ottawa, as well as a BS in Chemistry and a BA in Arts from Indiana.
He has authored over 1,000 technical publications including books, manuals, and 500 peer-reviewed papers. He has won over 20 awards for research and papers from the United States Government, Canadian Government, and international conferences. He has served on two committees on the National Academy of Sciences of the United States on oil spills and as chairman of several ASTM and inter-governmental committees on spill matters, was the founding chairman of the ASTM sub-committee on in-situ burning and chairman of oil spill treating agents and another on oil spill detection and remote sensing. Dr. Fingas has collaborated on studies with over 25 organizations around the world, coordinated studies for over 30 years through 6 internationally attended committees and developed co-operative projects with many international groups
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada