Petroleum Spills in the Marine Environment
Author | : James R. Payne |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2018-05-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351092388 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351092383 |
Rating | : 4/5 (383 Downloads) |
Download or read book Petroleum Spills in the Marine Environment written by James R. Payne and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers research completed between 1981 and May 1985 and includes: reviews of recent studies, sitings and investigations at spills-of-opportunity as well as results of recent arctic and sub-Arctic oil weathering experiments and observations on the behavior of crude oil in the presence of ice. Topics covered include the following: laboratory studies of formation and stability of water-in-oil emulsions; selected case histories of the more detailed chemistry studies of mousse behavior and long term fate in near-coastal and open ocean oil spills/blowouts; tar ball formation and distribution; and algorithms and computer programs to simulate the formation of water-in-oil emulsion.