Title Spills of emulsified fuels : risks and response / Ocean Studies Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, Marine Board, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 106 pages) : illustrations Series Compass series Compass series (Washington, D.C.) Contents Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Behavior and Fates: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information -- 3 Ecological Effects: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information -- 4 Efficacy of Response: Summary and Evaluation of Available Information -- References -- Appendix A Committee Biographies -- Appendix B Literature Reviewed by the Committee -- Appendix C Acronyms Summary Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response is part of an evolving body of work conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to help inform debate and decision-making regarding the ecological consequences of releases associated with the widespread use of fossil fuels. Like earlier NRC reports, it attempts to understand the chemical, physical, and biological behavior of a complex mix of compounds that make up various petroleum hydrocarbon-based fuels. The specific risk factors presented by emulsified fuels are difficult to characterize, mainly because there have been no spills of emulsified fuels to date, and thus there is little practical experience with these products Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-87, 92-103) Notes Print version record Subject Oil spills. Oil spills -- Environmental aspects. Oil spills and wildlife. Oil spills -- United States Petroleum -- Physiological effect. Risk assessment. Fossil Fuels -- adverse effects Petroleum Pollution Water Pollution Risk Assessment risk assessment. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control. Risk assessment Oil spills Oil spills and wildlife Oil spills -- Environmental aspects Petroleum -- Physiological effect SUBJECT United States Subject United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Marine Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. ISBN 0309510341 9780309510349

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