The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was enacted by the U.S. Congress to strengthen oil spill prevention, planning, response, and restoration efforts. Under its provisions, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund provides cleanup funds for oil pollution incidents. Responsibility for the prevention of oil ...
The immediate effects of large scale spills in coastal areas are well known but only through the recent introduction of marine surface sampling tools have we become aware of the degree of oil pollution of the open ocean. Thus, during a recent cruise of R/V CHAIN of the Woods Hole ...
“Oil Pollution in the Marine Environment I: Inputs, Big Spills, Small Spills, and Dribbles,” Environment November/December (2013): 3–13. 2. GOMRI. Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. http://www.gomri.org (accessed 7 January 2014). 3. National Science Foundation. http://search.nsf....
Most cases of oil contamination known thus far have been limited in space and time; the oil has turned out to be degradable by natural processes. Such oil pollution neither endangers nor considerably impairs the future of mankind. In future research, more than anything else, objective critical ...
The largest oil-tanker spills in history are listed in the table. Largest oil-tanker spills in history* rankship nameyearlocationspill size (metric tons)damage *Source of ranking and spill sizes: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation. Sources of notes on damage: International Tanker Owner...
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After an oil spill, oil droplets on the ocean surface can be transformed by a weathering process known as photooxidation, which results in the degradation of crude oil from exposure to light and oxygen into new by-products over time. Tar, a by-product of this weathering process, can remain...
摘要: Drop by drop--that is how most oil enters the oceans. Catastrophic spills make the headlines,...关键词: Marine pollution (Research Oil pollution of the sea (Research DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00250-8 被引量: 4 年份: 2005 ...
In subject area: Earth and Planetary Sciences Marine oil pollution is a global problem that results from both highly publicized spills and more extensively from long-term chronic low levels of illegal discharges. From: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Second Edition), 2001 ...
Short- and long-term effects of accidental oil pollution in waters of the Nordic countries The main objective of the present report is to support Nordic Countries with environmental impact assessments of accidental oil spills in Nordic areas, in the work to control and reduce the cause of these...