Oil Spill Dispersants
Oil Spill Dispersants

Author: Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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Approximately 3 million gallons of oil or refined petroleum products are spilled into U.S. waters every year. Oil dispersants (chemical agents such as surfactants, solvents, and other compounds) are used to reduce the effect of oil spills by changing the chemical and physical properties of the oil. By enhancing the amount of oil that physically mixes into the water, dispersants can reduce the potential that a surface slick will contaminate shoreline habitats. Although called for in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 as a tool for minimizing the impact of oil spills, the use of chemical dispersants has long been controversial. This book reviews the adequacy of existing information and ongoing research regarding the effectiveness of dispersants as an oil spill response technique, as well as the effect of dispersed oil on marine and coastal ecosystems. Oil Spill Dispersants also includes recommended steps for policy makers faced with making hard choices regarding the use of dispersants as part of spill contingency planning efforts or during actual spills.

The Sea, a Select Bibliography on the Legal, Political, Economic and Technological Aspects, 1976-1978
The Sea, a Select Bibliography on the Legal, Political, Economic and Technological Aspects, 1976-1978

Author: Dag Hammarskjöld Library

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke lived with her grandparents and cousin Allegra on their rural Kansas estate. Lane embraced life as one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But after discovering the dark truth about the family, she ran ... fast and far away. Eleven years later, Allegra goes missing. Did she run too? Or something worse?

Prevention of Pollution of the Marine Environment from Vessels
Prevention of Pollution of the Marine Environment from Vessels

Author: Md Saiful Karim

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 3319106082

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This book examines the role of The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the prevention and control of pollution of the marine environment from vessels with a particular reference to the current north-south tensions regarding the strategy for combating climate change in the maritime sector as well as the prevention of marine pollution from the ship-breaking industry. The IMO, a United Nations specialized agency, has been entrusted with the duty to provide machinery for cooperation among governments for the prevention and control of pollution of the marine environment from vessels. The organization is responsible for drafting legal instruments as well as for facilitating technical cooperation for the protection of the marine environment. Although IMO legal instruments are mainly targeted at the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from vessels, there is a trend towards a liberal interpretation of this, and the organization has expanded its work to areas like shipbreaking, which is essentially a land-based industry.