This publication is a review of the problems posed by marine oil spills and the potential response measures to them. It contains multiple case studies, including a section on the ‘Deepwater Horizon’ incident, which are supported by photographs and diagrams.
It will benefit anyone involved in training programmes, contingency planning or response to oil spills.
The primary objective of a rapid response to oil spills is to return to normal activity as quickly as possible and to minimise contamination to the environment. This publication, which draws on experienced gained, and lessons learned, from previous oil spill incidents, is designed as a guide to help any ship (or port facility) involved in an oil spill incident to understand and respond to the event as effectively and safely as possible.
It covers:
- The causes of oil spills
- environmental and economic effects
- containment and recovery
- clean-up and disposal
- contingency planning.
This publication also includes an extensive bibliography of further reading.
Chapter 1: Sources of Oil in the Marine Environment
Chapter 2: Fate of Marine Oil Spills
Chapter 3: Aerial Surveillance at Sea
Chapter 4: Oil on Shorelines
Chapter 5: Environmental Effects of Oil Spills
Chapter 6: Economic Effects of Oil Spills
Chapter 7: Containment and Recovery
Chapter 8: The Use of Dispersants
Chapter 9: Shoreline Clean-up
Chapter 10: Disposal of Oil and Oiled Waste
Chapter 11: Contingency Planning
Chapter 12: Alternative Techniques
Further Reading
Other ITOPF Publications
ITOPF
ITOPF
has
responded
to
over
800
incidents
involving
oil
or
chemical
spills
worldwide.
Our
highly
skilled
international
team
are
ready
to
assist
24
hours
a
day,
365
days
a
year
to
provide
impartial
technical
advice.
As
a
not-for-profit
organisation,
we
have
devoted
efforts
to
developing
a
wide
range
of
technical
services
to
promote
effective
response
in
the
marine
environment
to
back
up
our
core
role
of
responding
to
ship-sourced
spills.
The
five
key
services
that
we
offer
are
spill
response,
claims
analysis
&
damage
assessment,
contingency
planning,
training
and
information.
Our
services
are
provided
to
our
Members
(tanker
owners)
or
Associates
(other
shipowners)
and
their
oil
pollution
insurers
(normally
one
of
the
P&I
Clubs),
and
we
offer
also
our
services
at
the
request
of
governments
and
intergovernmental
organisations
such
as
the
International
Oil
Pollution
Compensation
Funds
(IOPC
Funds).
Our
London
based
team
of
34,
15
of
whom
are
available
to
respond
to
spills,
combined
with
half
a
century
of
first-hand
spill
response
experience,
is
what
makes
us
truly
unique.
https://www.itopf.org/about-us/
- Number of Pages:
- 176
- ISBN:
- 9781856093545
- Published Date:
- August 2012
- Binding Format:
- Hardback
- Book Height:
- 285 mm
- Book Width:
- 170 mm
- Weight:
- 0.7 kg
- Author:
ITOPF
- Preview:
- Yes
