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Title Oil spill response guide / Robert J. Meyers & Associates, Research Planning Institute, Inc
Published Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A. : Noyes Data Corp., [1989]
©1989

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Description xii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Series Pollution technology review, 0090-516X ; no. 174
Pollution technology review. 0090-516X ; no. 174
Notes 1: Introduction and summary. Purpose -- Background information -- Beaufort Sea drilling activity -- Description of planning guide. 2: Federal response organisation. National contingency plan -- National response team -- National response center -- Regional response team -- Regional response center -- On-scene coordinators -- National strike force (NSF) -- State of Alaska contingency plan. 3: Initial response. Sources and timing for Beaufort Sea oil spills -- Response considerations for spills which could occur. 4: Elements of response. Detection and surveillance -- Oil spill trajectory models -- Oil spill containment -- Oil spill recovery -- Transfer equipment -- recovered oil storage equipment -- Oil spill disposal -- Personnel -- Logistics -- Well control. 5. Mechanics of response. 6: Oil spill response scenarios. Objective -- Winter blowout with well ignition -- Winter blowout without well ignition -- Arctic diesel transfer spill in open water -- Tanker spill in August -- Pipeline leak during winter -- Pipeline leak from freezup through breakup -- Drillship blowout
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307)
Subject Offshore gas industry -- Accidents -- Beaufort Sea.
Offshore oil industry -- Accidents -- Beaufort Sea.
Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Beaufort Sea.
Author Research Planning Institute (Columbia, S.C.)
Robert J. Meyers & Associates.
LC no. 89038445
ISBN 081551221X